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 Od’yle (2 syl.).Œ’dipus. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Od’yssey.
 
The poem of Homer which records the adventures of Odysseus (Ulysses) in his home-voyage from Troy. The word is an adjective formed out of the hero’s name, and means the things or adventures of Ulysses.   1
 


 Od’yle (2 syl.).Œ’dipus. 

 
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