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Penelope was the wife of Odysseus, a Greek hero and King of Ithaka in Homer's Odyssey.

Biography

While her husband went off to fight in the Trojan War, Penelope remained loyal to her husband by staying home and weaving her thread until he returned.[1]

At some point in her life, Penelope possessed a prized shroud, which she had stored in her husband's palace in Ithaka.[2]

Legacy

In the 5th century BCE, the shroud was stolen by a group of bandits. In 431 BCE, Elpenor requested the Spartan mercenary Kassandra to travel to the palace and retrieve the shroud. When Kassandra returned with the shroud, Kassandra was convinced by Elpenor to keep it.[2]

Appearances

References

  1. Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – The Life of a Greek Woman: "Weaving"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: OdysseyPenelope's Shroud

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