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Nestor |ˈnestər| Greek Mythologya king of Pylos in Peloponnesus, who in old age led his subjects to theTrojan War. His wisdom and eloquence were proverbial.
odysseynoun ( pl. -seys)
a long and eventful or adventurous journey figurative : his odyssey frommilitary man to politician.DERIVATIVESodyssean adjectiveORIGIN late 19th cent.: via Latin from Greek Odusseia (see Odyssey ).Odyssey |ˈädəsē| |ˈɒdɪsi|a Greek epic poem traditionally ascribed to Homer, describing the travels of Odysseus during his ten years of wandering after the fall of Troy. He eventually returned home to Ithaca and killed the suitors who had plagued his wife Penelope during his absence.

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