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[–] stray@pawb.social 39 points 9 months ago (2 children)

According to Behind the Name Odysseus means "to hate." According to Etymonline an odessey came to mean a journey in 1889, presumably as a reference to Homer's story.

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[–] bobagem@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Modern thinking says an alternate etymology is more likely, but it certainly existed long before it took on the meaning from the story.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BD%88%CE%B4%CF%85%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B5%CF%8D%CF%82#Ancient_Greek

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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 9 months ago

The new Honda Odys...er....hmm....minivan...hmm....mommascar.....the all new Honda Mamcar!

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