The Odyssey

Odysseus' ten-year voyage home through monsters and temptation.

• odyssey WORD a long and difficult journey that is full of adventures and changes — it can be a physical trip or a personal experience. the ten-year voyage itself
• mentor WORD a person who gives advice and help to someone with less experience, especially at work or school. the guide left behind
• between Scylla and Charybdis IDIOM Caught between two dangers, where avoiding one forces you closer to the other. trapped between two deaths
• to outwit the Cyclops IDIOM To defeat a much stronger opponent by using cleverness rather than force. escaping the one-eyed giant
• siren song IDIOM An appeal that is powerfully tempting but leads to ruin. the song that lures to ruin
• the patience of Penelope IDIOM Great loyalty and patience shown by someone who waits faithfully for a long time. the wife who waited