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[[File:UNSC_Odyssey.png|thumb|300px|The UNSC Odyssey]]
[[File:UNSC_Odyssey.png|thumb|300px|The UNSC Odyssey]]
The '''''Odyssey''''' was the first [[Human]] colony ship. It colonized the worlds of the inner colonies. It was launched on January 1, [[2362]]<ref>[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm '''Xbox.com''': ''Halo Storyline'']</ref> laden with troops and [[terraforming]] gear to spearhead the first colonization of a new world by mankind. This sparked the first wave of human expansion beyond the confines of the Solar System.  
The '''''Odyssey''''' was the first [[Human]] colony ship. It colonized the worlds of the inner colonies. It was launched on January 1, [[2362]]<ref>[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm '''Xbox.com''': ''Halo Storyline'']</ref> laden with troops and [[terraforming]] gear to spearhead the first colonization of a new world by mankind. This sparked the first wave of human expansion beyond the confines of the Solar System.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*The word Odyssey, along with being an epic Greek poem told by Homeros, means an extended or prolonged venture, which suits the Odyssey on the basis that it was the first [[Human]] colony ship.
*The name 'Odyssey' derives from an epic poem written by the Greek poet, Homer. The story follows a commander, Odysseus, who gets lost on his return from the Trojan war, sailing to various places over the course of about a decade. The name is fitting for the ship because of the parallels: humanity embarks on a long voyage after emerging from the Interplanetary War.


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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File:UNSC Odyssey.png
The UNSC Odyssey

The Odyssey was the first Human colony ship. It colonized the worlds of the inner colonies. It was launched on January 1, 2362[1] laden with troops and terraforming gear to spearhead the first colonization of a new world by mankind. This sparked the first wave of human expansion beyond the confines of the Solar System.

Trivia

  • The name 'Odyssey' derives from an epic poem written by the Greek poet, Homer. The story follows a commander, Odysseus, who gets lost on his return from the Trojan war, sailing to various places over the course of about a decade. The name is fitting for the ship because of the parallels: humanity embarks on a long voyage after emerging from the Interplanetary War.

Sources