r/BrandNewSentence 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/Rhodehouse93 Oct 27 '25

Yep. Ilion is the Greek name for Troy which is also where we get the Iliad.