Odysseus

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noun Odys·seus \ō-ˈdi-sē-əs, -ˈdis-yəs, -ˈdi-shəs, -ˈdi-ˌshüs\

Definition of ODYSSEUS

:  a king of Ithaca and Greek leader in the Trojan War who after the war wanders 10 years before reaching home

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Origin of ODYSSEUS

Greek

First Known Use: 1616

Rhymes with ODYSSEUS

Belarus, Betelgeuse, calaboose, charlotte russe, cook one's goose, fast and loose, introduce, mass-produce, Mother Goose, Prometheus, reproduce, self-abuse, Syracuse, Typhoeus, widow's cruse