Penelope Greek The daughter of Icarius and Periboea; the wife of the hero Odysseus; mother of Telemachus.
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Penelope Greek The daughter of Icarius and Periboea; the wife of the hero Odysseus; mother of Telemachus. During the long absence of Odysseus during the Trojan War and his long voyage home to Ithaca (see Odyssey) many men saw Penelope as a wealthy and desirable widow. Suitors overwhelmed the palace and Penelope was obliged to entertain them at great cost. Penelope held them off by claiming that she had to finish weaving a shroud for her father-in-law, laertes, before she could choose a husband. She wove all day and secretly undid her work by night. Her secret was disclosed by one of her servants, but Odysseus arrived in time to kill the suitors and reclaim his bride. Penelope's name has come to personify wifely virtues such as patience and faithfulness.
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