19:24 Mar 22, 2011 

I don't quite buy that article. It seems like an afterthought. I do know that at times the names are tweaked because they could be "offensive". (God forbid offending people. Killing them is another, but I digress)

19:19 Mar 22, 2011 

Here is an article that explains more about how the name was chosen:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailybeast/13066_libyawarwhyisitcall...

07:53 Mar 22, 2011 

Sincerest thanks to everybody willing to help! The problem is in the codes which convey meaning of proper names. We use a different code (Cyrillic alphabet), and the term is in Latin characters. For those using Latin characters the term seems quite familiar although it is difficult to bring both terms together to a meaningful combination (excluding the Illuminati). Odyssey is not Odysseus ;-)... A wordplay against common wit - IMHO. Thanks again!

14:39 Mar 21, 2011 

There is, or should be, general miltary rule, that codename of goven operation should not refer to, even indirectly, to the scope/target of such operation, to maintain its secrecy - it is of course of importance mostly during planning. It one of the reasons to use computer-generated codenames

08:46 Mar 21, 2011 

Paul, you are very prosaic ;-) You have cut short every attempt to see something meaningful behind this poetical code name!

08:45 Mar 21, 2011 

Well, Christo, if the context of your translation is to refer to the military operation itself, then even more fundamentally it is a proper name. Would it really be appropriate to translate it at all?

08:41 Mar 21, 2011 

Thanks, Ellen! What you share, is the normal understanding of the metaphor - school and university lessons. I thought there is some meaning behind the code name. If such phrases are computer generated, I am "lost" in my search of a certain "translation" - no chance against the machine!

08:29 Mar 21, 2011 

That is a good way to read some meaning into it; however, as to the question of how to explain the code name, I am afraid the reality is not nearly so poetic.

08:24 Mar 21, 2011 

Throughout Odysseus' journey, the metaphor of the dawn symbolizes his odyssey from immaturity, maturity, and fulfillment. The progression of Odysseus' development of strength is like the development of day, from dawn to dusk.