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Odyssey

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Common meanings of Odyssey include:

A lengthy physical adventure or a spiritual or intellectual journey.

The Odyssey is an epic poem ostensibly by the Greek writer Homer in which the hero, Odysseus (Ulysses, in Latin) undergoes a perilous 10-year-journey home following the conclusion of the Trojan War.

2001: A Space Odyssey is a groundbreaking Stanley Kubrick film released in 1968.

The Honda Odyssey is a popular minivan.

A U.S. spacecraft that explored Mars between 2002 and 2004.

A code name for Microsoft Windows version in development for business clients from 1999 to 2000.

A two-to-three-hour dinner cruise and sightseeing tour in Chicago along Lake Michigan.

A song by the band Kiss on the 1997 album "The Elder."

1997 TV miniseries based on the work of Homer and starring Armand Assante, Isabella Rossellini and Bernadette Peters.

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About.com Home Video: 2001: A Space Odyssey; [4]

About.com Minivans: 2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L - Minivan Review and Road Test [5]

Freebase: Windows Odyssey [6]

Free Dictionary: Odyssey definition [7]

IMDb: The Odyssey TV Miniseries (1997) [8]

Lyrics Freak: Kiss "Odyssey" Lyrics [9]

Space.com: Odyssey Spacecraft Generates New Mars Mysteries [10]

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