Penelope

Mortal woman

Penelope ( pə-NEL-ə-pee; Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπη, IPA: [pɛː.ne.ló.pɛː]) is the legendary wife of Odysseus and queen of Ithaca in Homer's Odyssey. She is the daughter of Spartan king Icarius, and the mother of Telemachus.

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Penelope. Sonnenschein Trauernde Penelope
Sonnenschein Trauernde Penelope · Valentin SonnenscheinImage source Public domain

Mentions in the Iliad

A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

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Brbbl. Odysseus en Penelope Jeanot Bürgi Nieuwegracht Utrecht. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AOdysseus_en_Penelope_Jeanot_B%C3%BCrgi_Nieuwegracht_Utrecht.jpg

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Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ. Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ - Homère mendiant 1. Museum of Grenoble. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106472968

Angelica Kauffmann. Penelope at Her Loom. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119009554

Angelica Kauffmann. Penelope taking down the Bow of Ulysses. National Trust. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52260968

Antonio Zucchi. The Return of Telemachus to Penelope. National Trust. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55429982

John William Waterhouse. Пенелопа и женихи. Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21192334

Angelica Kauffmann. Penelope sacrificing to Minerva for the Safe Return of her Son, Telemachus. National Trust. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52283309

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