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The Odyssey
Odysseus' ten-year voyage home through monsters and temptation.
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Odyssey (word)
a long and difficult journey with many exciting or dangerous events. You use this word to describe a trip that changes you or feels like an adventure.
the ten-year voyage itself
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mentor (word)
an experienced person who helps and guides you over a long period of time. They share their knowledge to help you succeed in your job or studies.
the guide left behind
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between Scylla and Charybdis (idiom)
Caught between two dangers, where avoiding one forces you closer to the other.
trapped between two deaths
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to outwit the Cyclops (idiom)
To defeat a much stronger opponent by using cleverness rather than force.
escaping the one-eyed giant
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siren song (idiom)
An appeal that is powerfully tempting but leads to ruin.
the song that lures to ruin
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the patience of Penelope (idiom)
Great loyalty and patience shown by someone who waits faithfully for a long time.
the wife who waited