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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

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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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Odysseus en Penelope Jeanot Bürgi Nieuwegracht Utrecht
Odysseus en Penelope Jeanot Bürgi Nieuwegracht UtrechtArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

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 Lecomte du Nouÿ - Homère mendiant 1
Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ - Homère mendiant 1Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ · 1881Museum of GrenobleInv. MG 909

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

Penelope at Her Loom
Penelope at Her LoomAngelica Kauffmann · 1764Brighton Museum & Art GalleryInv. FAH1975.33

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

Penelope taking down the Bow of Ulysses
Penelope taking down the Bow of UlyssesAngelica Kauffmann · 1768National TrustInv. 872173

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

The Return of Telemachus to Penelope
The Return of Telemachus to PenelopeAntonio Zucchi · 1773National TrustInv. 960077.5

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

Пенелопа и женихи
Пенелопа и женихиJohn William Waterhouse · 1912Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collectionsInv. ABDAG003035

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

Penelope sacrificing to Minerva for the Safe Return of her Son, Telemachus
Penelope sacrificing to Minerva for the Safe Return of her Son, TelemachusAngelica Kauffmann · 1774National TrustInv. 732292

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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Altes Museum Berlin (52481661038)
Altes Museum Berlin (52481661038)Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany. Altes Museum Berlin (52481661038). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAltes_Museum_Berlin_%2852481661038%29.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany

Photograph / reproduction date: 2017-11-05 17:30

Penelope pushkin
Penelope pushkinArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

user:shakko. Penelope pushkin. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APenelope_pushkin.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: user:shakko

Photograph / reproduction date: 2008

Sonnenschein Trauernde Penelope
Sonnenschein Trauernde PenelopeArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Valentin Sonnenschein. Sonnenschein Trauernde Penelope. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASonnenschein_Trauernde_Penelope.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Valentin Sonnenschein

Photograph / reproduction date: 2007

Пир женихов Пенелопы. 1818
Пир женихов Пенелопы. 1818Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy. Пир женихов Пенелопы. 1818. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%8B._1818.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy

Photograph / reproduction date: 1818

Head of Penelope
Head of PenelopeArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

MumblerJamie. Head of Penelope. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHead_of_Penelope.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: MumblerJamie

Photograph / reproduction date: 2018-09-16 15:27:10

Lewy architraw penelopa odyseusz telemach
Lewy architraw penelopa odyseusz telemachArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Panek. Lewy architraw penelopa odyseusz telemach. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALewy_architraw_penelopa_odyseusz_telemach.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Panek

Photograph / reproduction date: 2025-09-16 16:30:25

Terracotta plaque
Terracotta plaqueArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

неизвестный мастер. Terracotta plaque. собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATerracotta_plaque_MET_DT277.jpg

Photograph / reproduction date: circa 460–450 B.C.

8 Klytaimneatra oder Penelope Theaterflügel Neues Palais Sanssouci Steffen Heilfort
8 Klytaimneatra oder Penelope Theaterflügel Neues Palais Sanssouci Steffen HeilfortArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Steffenheilfort. 8 Klytaimneatra oder Penelope Theaterflügel Neues Palais Sanssouci Steffen Heilfort. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A8_Klytaimneatra_oder_Penelope_Theaterfl%C3%BCgel_Neues_Palais_Sanssouci_Steffen_Heilfort.JPG

Photograph / reproduction: Steffenheilfort

Photograph / reproduction date: 2006-07-01 13:28:46

Terracotta plaque
Terracotta plaqueArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

неизвестный мастер. Terracotta plaque. собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATerracotta_plaque_MET_DP2036.jpg

Photograph / reproduction date: circa 460–450 B.C.

Terracotta plaque
Terracotta plaqueArtist not recorded · ca. 460–450 BCEMetropolitan Museum of Art · Нью-ЙоркTerracottaInv. 30.11.9

Terracotta plaque. Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116242046

Photograph / reproduction date: circa 460–450 B.C.

Penelope, from Rome, 2nd century AD, Roman copy of Greek work from 5th century BC, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (12948412135)
Penelope, from Rome, 2nd century AD, Roman copy of Greek work from 5th century BC, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (12948412135)Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany. Penelope, from Rome, 2nd century AD, Roman copy of Greek work from 5th century BC, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (12948412135). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APenelope%2C_from_Rome%2C_2nd_century_AD%2C_Roman_copy_of_Greek_work_from_5th_century_BC%2C_Ny_Carlsberg_Glyptotek%2C_Copenhagen_%2812948412135%29.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany

Photograph / reproduction date: 2013-10-26 13:57

Ancient Greece Marble Head of Mourning Penelope, Roman Copy (28123275553)
Ancient Greece Marble Head of Mourning Penelope, Roman Copy (28123275553)Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China. Ancient Greece Marble Head of Mourning Penelope, Roman Copy (28123275553). собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAncient_Greece_Marble_Head_of_Mourning_Penelope%2C_Roman_Copy_%2828123275553%29.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China

Photograph / reproduction date: 2016-08-02 18:44

Penelope (the faithful wife of Odysseus), from Rome, Hadrianic copy of Greek work from 5th century BC, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (12948415925)
Penelope (the faithful wife of Odysseus), from Rome, Hadrianic copy of Greek work from 5th century BC, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (12948415925)Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany. Penelope (the faithful wife of Odysseus), from Rome, Hadrianic copy of Greek work from 5th century BC, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (12948415925). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APenelope_%28the_faithful_wife_of_Odysseus%29%2C_from_Rome%2C_Hadrianic_copy_of_Greek_work_from_5th_century_BC%2C_Ny_Carlsberg_Glyptotek%2C_Copenhagen_%2812948415925%29.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany

Photograph / reproduction date: 2013-10-26 13:57

Terracotta plaque
Terracotta plaqueArtist not recorded · ca. 450 BCEMetropolitan Museum of Art · Нью-ЙоркTerracottaInv. 25.78.26

Terracotta plaque. Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116293133

Photograph / reproduction date: circa 450 B.C.

Plaque de Milo Pénélope et Ulysse - Musée du Louvre AGER CA 860
Plaque de Milo Pénélope et Ulysse - Musée du Louvre AGER CA 860Artist not recorded · 450 BCDepartment of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre · ПарижInv. CA 860

Plaque de Milo Pénélope et Ulysse - Musée du Louvre AGER CA 860. Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115496594

Francesco Primaticcio Pénélope et ses suivantes tissant
Francesco Primaticcio Pénélope et ses suivantes tissantArtist not recorded · 1550Department of Prints and Drawings of the LouvreInv. INV 8702, recto

Francesco Primaticcio Pénélope et ses suivantes tissant. Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28953347

Stromovka ČB nějaká socha
Stromovka ČB nějaká sochaJan Koblasa · 1998Collection not recorded

Jan Koblasa. Stromovka ČB nějaká socha. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125572014

Статуя Пенелопы
Статуя ПенелопыArtist not recorded · Date not establishedMuseum of Ancient Iran

неизвестный мастер. Статуя Пенелопы. Museum of Ancient Iran. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20988001

Penelope
PenelopeAntoine Bourdelle · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Antoine Bourdelle. Penelope. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23316374

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