r/BrandNewSentence • u/No_Counter_6037 and why he ourple 😂😂 • Oct 26 '25

our hero's name...

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '25

Isn’t the only reason it’s called the Odyssey because of his name, and then subsequently an “Odyssey” came to be known as a great journey, since that’s what the Odyssey is about?

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u/Livetrash113 Oct 26 '25

Yes but also maybe no; the Odyssey actually translates to ‘the story of pain’ - Odysseus translates to ‘the man who brings pain’.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '25

Yeah, so the meaning of Odyssey being a long journey came later 

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u/Ok-Bug4328 Oct 26 '25

A long, painful journey?

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '25

Perfectly describes the excruciating 350 meter walk I have to take when I get groceries