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Penelope
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Penelope is a figure from ancient Greek mythology, best known as the wife of Odysseus in Homer's epic poem *The Odyssey*, where she famously waited for her husband's return from the Trojan War while fending off suitors. She has remained an important symbol in Western literature and culture, representing loyalty and patience, and is frequently depicted in ancient Greek art and later artistic works.
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- Character.name
- Penelope
- Character.title
- Queen of Ithaca
- Character.image
- Exposition Paris-Athènes au Musée du Louvre à Paris -parisathenes (51544789732).jpg
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- Penelope by Leonidas Drosis, National Glyptotheque of Greece
- Character.nationality
- Greek
- Character.spouse
- Odysseus,Telegonus
- Character.relatives
- Icarius (father)Asterodia or Periboea (mother) Iphthime (sister)
- Character.children
- TelemachusPoliporthes ArcesilausItalusMamiliaPan (alternative versions)
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- Penelope (mythology)
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- Πηνελόπη
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- Etymology
- Role in ''The Odyssey''
- Role in other myths
- Iconography
- Latin tradition
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thumb|Penelope. Drawing after Attic pottery figure. thumb|Penelope encounters the returned Odysseus posing as a beggar. From a mural in the Macellum of Pompeii
Penelope ( ; Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπεια, Pēnelópeia, or , Pēnelópē) is a character in Homer's Odyssey. She was the queen of Ithaca and was the daughter of Spartan king Icarius and Naiad Periboea.The mythological Penelope is known for her fidelity to her husband Odysseus, despite the attention of more than a hundred suitors during his absence. In one source, Penelope's original name was Arnacia or Arnaea.