[ noun ] (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey <noun.person>
The Underworld is a subway station, the Flatbush Avenue Express roaring past. True to form, Odysseus (Ron Cook) is wily and Penelope (Amanda Harris) faithful; their qualities are challenged by an assortment of rejuvenated Homeric figures around them.