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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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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Husband · Sources
Odyssey calls Penelope Odysseus’ wife; external epic/reference evidence, not an Iliad passage.
Homer, Odyssey 23 · Homer, Odyssey 23.231–262
Son · Sources
Описание прямо называет Пенелопу матерью Телемаха; снимок Smith в базе подтверждает 'mother of Telemachus'. По протоколу мать→ребёнок оформляется как child_of от ребёнка.
William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology · Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 'Penelope'See all 2
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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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Photograph / reproduction date: 2011-03-06
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
Photograph / reproduction: Brbbl
Photograph / reproduction date: 2011-03-06
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ. Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ - Homère mendiant 1. Museum of Grenoble. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106472968
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 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
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
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
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
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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- Wikipedia · Penelope · CC BY-SA 4.0
Excerpt; remaining sentences omitted.
Reference material remains distinct from the poem’s assertions. Characters who share a name retain separate pages.