Penelope: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Penelope is a charachter of the [[Odyssey]], one of the two great epic poems (the other being the [[Iliad]]) of ancient [[Greek literature]]. Penelope is the wife of the main character, the king of [[Ithaca]] [[Ulysses|Odysseus]] (also known as [[Odysseus|Ulysses]]) |
Penelope is a charachter of the [[Odyssey]], one of the two great [[epic poems]] (the other being the [[Iliad]]) of ancient [[Greek literature]]. Penelope is the wife of the main character, the king of [[Ithaca]] [[Ulysses|Odysseus]] (also known as [[Odysseus|Ulysses]]); she waits twenty years for the return of his husband from the [[Troy]] war, while she has hard times in refusing marriage proposal from several princes. For this reason, she is often regarded as a symbol of connubial fidelity. |
||
Revision as of 09:33, 15 April 2002
Penelope is a charachter of the Odyssey, one of the two great epic poems (the other being the Iliad) of ancient Greek literature. Penelope is the wife of the main character, the king of Ithaca Odysseus (also known as Ulysses); she waits twenty years for the return of his husband from the Troy war, while she has hard times in refusing marriage proposal from several princes. For this reason, she is often regarded as a symbol of connubial fidelity.