Penelope

Penelope
Penelope
	Penelope by Leonidas Drosis, National Glyptotheque of Greece
In-universe information
Title	Queen of Ithaca
Spouse	Odysseus; Telegonus
Children	Telemachus; Poliporthes; Arcesilaus; Italus; Mamilia; Pan (alternative versions)
Relatives	Icarius (father); Asterodia or Periboea (mother) ; Iphthime (sister)
Nationality	Greek

Penelope (/pəˈnɛləpi/^[1] pə-NEL-ə-pee; Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπεια, Pēnelópeia, or Πηνελόπη, Pēnelópē)^[2] is a character in Homer's Odyssey. She was the queen of Ithaca and was the daughter of Spartan king Icarius and Asterodia.^[3] 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.^[4]

^ Wells, John C. (2000). "Penelope". Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (2nd ed.). Longman. ISBN 0-582-36467-1.
^ "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Penelope". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
^ Dindorf, W. (1855). Scholia Graeca in Homeri Odysseam. Oxford Academic Press. 4.797.
^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, Alexandra 792

[1] Wells, John C. (2000). "Penelope". Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (2nd ed.). Longman. ISBN 0-582-36467-1.

[2] "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Penelope". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

[3] Dindorf, W. (1855). Scholia Graeca in Homeri Odysseam. Oxford Academic Press. 4.797.

[4] Tzetzes on Lycophron, Alexandra 792

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Penelope
Penelope by Leonidas Drosis, National Glyptotheque of Greece
In-universe information
Title	Queen of Ithaca
Spouse	Odysseus Telegonus
Children	Telemachus Poliporthes Arcesilaus Italus Mamilia Pan (alternative versions)
Relatives	Icarius (father) Asterodia or Periboea (mother) Iphthime (sister)
Nationality	Greek