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Etymology
Suggested etymologies include:
Derived from �δ���ομαι (to be angry, to hate)
From the Odyssey (Book 19) Son of Pain.
Part of: �α�ά �ήν �δ�ν ��εν � �ε��. (Zeus rained on the road.)

Proper noun
Odysseus
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1. Greek mythology son of Laertes; wisest Greek leader during the Trojan War, and resposible for the Trojan horse; king of Ithaca; hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey

See also
Ulysses

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• 2007-08-03 06:22 - Saltmarsh - /* Etymology */ replace "guessed" etymology

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