odysseys
Long, eventful travels
Odysseys is the plural of odyssey, a long journey marked by adventure, hardship, or transformation.
The word comes from Homer's epic poem about Odysseus's ten-year voyage home from Troy.
Any extended, eventful journey qualifies: Their odysseys through the legal system lasted years.
The term often implies not just distance traveled but obstacles overcome and lessons learned.
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
passage · crossing · travels · itinerary · navigation · seafaring · homecoming · return
Purpose-driven task
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
- lunarOf the moon
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
cosmic · NASA · Apollo · exploration · planetary · orbital · launch · capsule
Formal legal proceedings
- hardshipsSevere difficulties or suffering
- ordealsSeverely difficult experiences
- tribulationsCauses of great distress
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
perseverance · endurance · obstacles · challenges · setbacks · suffering · survival · resilience
Ancient Greek epic composer
- UlyssesGreek hero, Latinized
- IthacaIonian island, epic destination
- PenelopeTraditional name, Greek origin
- TelemachusMythical prince of Ithaca
Cyclops · Scylla · Charybdis · Circe · Calypso · Poseidon · Athena · Trojan
Thorough change in form
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- growthIncrease in size
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
introspection · becoming · memoir · autobiography · bildungsroman · chapters · milestones · evolution
voyage
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
wandering · passage · crossing · travels · itinerary · navigation · seafaring · homecoming · return · wayfaring
mission
Purpose-driven task
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
- lunarOf the moon
interstellar · cosmic · NASA · Apollo · exploration · planetary · orbital · launch · capsule · universe
trials
Formal legal proceedings
- hardshipsSevere difficulties or suffering
- ordealsSeverely difficult experiences
- tribulationsCauses of great distress
adversity · perseverance · endurance · obstacles · challenges · setbacks · suffering · survival · resilience · determination
Homer
Ancient Greek epic composer
- UlyssesGreek hero, Latinized
- IthacaIonian island, epic destination
- PenelopeTraditional name, Greek origin
Telemachus · Cyclops · Scylla · Charybdis · Circe · Calypso · Poseidon · Athena · Trojan · heroic
transformation
Thorough change in form
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- growthIncrease in size
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
enlightenment · introspection · becoming · memoir · autobiography · bildungsroman · chapters · milestones · evolution · metamorphosis
- mythsmyth, legend, fable, fairy tale, folk tale
- travel writingtravelogue, travelogues, travel memoir, travel memoirs, travel diaries
- fictionfiction, novel, novels, novella, novellas
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- heroism talesepics, legends, myths, sagas, warrior tales
odysseysroutines
Established sequences of actions
daily grind · monotony · smooth sailing · tedium · ordinary days
odysseyshomecomings
Arrivals at one's origin
arrivals · stays · settlements · rootedness · sedentariness
- the OdysseyGreek epic of homecoming
- space odysseyEpic journey through cosmos
- Honda OdysseyJapanese-made family minivan