Heroine
Penelope
Πηνελόπεια
Overview
Wife of Odysseus, famed for fidelity and cunning during his long absence.
Generation
Trojan War / Post-War
Symbols
Loom, weaving
Children
Related Myths
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Telemachus and the Suitors
Wife of Odysseus who resists the suitors -
The Odyssey
Wife awaiting Odysseus in Ithaca -
The Contest of the Bow
Wife of Odysseus who announces the contest -
The Return to Ithaca
Wife who has resisted the suitors