Odysseus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Odysseus in British English:
UK [əˈdisju:s]
How to pronounce Odysseus in American English:
US [oˈdɪsˌjus, oˈdɪsiəs]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
Word Origin
- Odysseus
- king of Ithaca, from Greek Odysseus (Latin Ulysses), of unknown origin, perhaps related to odyssasthai "to be grieved at, be angry at."
Example
- 1. Hermes orders calypso to release odysseus .
- 2. In the odyssey homer unflatteringly compares odysseus to a fat sausage .
- 3. Like odysseus , we felt at some special moment that we were home .
- 4. The greek leader odysseus ordered sailors to tie him to the mast so he could resist the song of the sirens .
- 5. Perhaps odysseus had the right idea : the only surefire cure is removing the wheels from your skateboard or making sure your chess opponent is sitting at a faraway computer .