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 Od’yssey.Œil. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Œ’dipus.
 
I am no Œdipus. I cannot guess what you mean. Œdipus guessed the riddle of the Sphinx, and saved Thebes from her ravages. (See SPHINX.)   1
 


 Od’yssey.Œil. 

 
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