A-Z: General definitions
- 39 Articles
- a Calvary
- Aaron
- Aaron's Rod
- Abaddon
- Abbess
- Abbey
- Abbot
- Abdication
- Abel
- Abolition
- Abolitionism
- Abolitionist
- Abomination of desolation
- Abraham
- Abraham Lincoln
- Absalom
- Absolution
- Absolve
- Abstinence
- Abstruse
- Absurdist
- Abyss
- Academy
- Accent
- Achan
- Acheron
- Achilles
- Acolyte
- Acoustic
- Acoustics
- Act
- Act of Union
- Actaeon
- Active Life
- Active verb
- Active Voice
- Acts
- Adam
- Adjective
- Adjectives - comparatives and superlatives
- Adjectives - predicative position
- Adolf Hitler
- Adonian
- Adonis
- Adultery
- Advent
- Adverb
- Adverbs - temporal adverbs
- Aegeus
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 ... 35 36 37 38 39 ... 70 71 72 73 74 Next »
A-Z: General definitions: The Odyssey
Definition
An epic poem written by Homer as a sequel to The Iliad follows the ten-year journey home of Odysseus after the fall of Troy. Meanwhile his wife Penelope wards off unruly suitors for her hand in marriage.
A major poem or fiction depicting events of significance in the history of a civilisation.
(9th or 8th century BCE). Greek poet to whom the highly-influential, epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, were attributed.
An epic poem written by Homer, set during the siege of Troy.
King of Ithaca, an island in the Ionian Sea, and famous for his cunning; the story of his ten year journey home after the Trojan War is the subject of Homer's Odyssey. (Roman name Ulysses.)
Recently Viewed
-
A-Z: General definitions » The Odyssey
now -
A-Z: General definitions » Imperative
just now -
A-Z: General definitions » Oenon
just now -
A-Z: General definitions » Virtue
11 minutes ago -
A-Z: General definitions » Trojan War
11 minutes ago -
A-Z: General definitions » Day of Judgement
11 minutes ago -
A-Z: General definitions » Contrition
12 minutes ago
Scan and go
Scan on your mobile for direct link.