Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or having the characteristics of Homer's ‘Odyssey.’
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Waxing mythical, he talks of the 'odyssean' nature of economy, suggesting that 'Oikonomeia would always follow the path of Ulysses' -- Odysseus and Ulysses being two names for the same Homeric hero whose destiny or moira dictated that he embark on a twenty-year-long adventure that would end with his return to his own palace.
Archive 2007-02-01 enowning 2007
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That ought to keep you busy while I write up the odyssean journey that was Halcon2. posted by Hal Duncan | 11: 56 PM
Archive 2010-06-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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That ought to keep you busy while I write up the odyssean journey that was Halcon2. posted by Hal Duncan | 11: 56 PM
The Wanderer Returned... Hal Duncan 2010
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Read one Atlanta beat writer's odyssean attempt to make it to New Jersey for the game.
Deadspin 2009
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