Homeric

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But like the Homeric Greek hero it was named after, the lander has not had an easy journey with a neat happy ending.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Rather than slotting in as a “horror” film, it can be categorized a little less neatly as a surreal three-hour Homeric odyssey about Jewish guilt, Oedipal angst and somebody named “Birthday Boy Stab Man.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Her parents had even taken her to Greece so she could see some of the places mentioned in the Homeric epic.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022

The Homeric paradise that inspired Moussa is also the place where Beethoven’s symphony is headed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2022

Next in order come the Homeric Hymns, poems written to honor various gods.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton