Penelope

Penelope in Wikipedia

In Homer's Odyssey, Penelope (pronounced /pəˈnɛləpiː/ pə-NEL- ə-pee; Greek: Πηνελόπεια, Pēnelopeia, or Πηνελόπη, Pēnelopē) is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and is eventually rejoined with him. Her name has traditionally been associated with faithfulness,[1] and so it was with the Greeks and Roman...

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Penelope in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Πηνελόπη, Πενελόπη, Πηνελόπεια), a daughter of Icarins and Periboea of Sparta (Hom. Od. 1.329; Apollod. 3.10.6 ; compi. ICARIUS. According to Didymus, Penelope was originally called Ameirace, Arnacia, or Arnaea, and Nauplius or her own parents are said to have cast her into the sea (Tzetz. ad Lyc. 792), where she was fed by sea-birds (πννέλοπ...

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