Penelope is a central figure in Homer’s Odyssey, queen of Ithaca and wife of Odysseus, renowned for her intelligence and marital fidelity. Daughter of Icarius of Sparta, she waits twenty years for Odysseus’s return from the Trojan War, cleverly delaying remarriage to 108 suitors—most famously by weaving and secretly unweaving a burial shroud.

When Odysseus returns in disguise, Penelope remains cautious, ultimately testing his identity through the contest of the bow and a final ruse involving their immovable marriage bed. Their reunion highlights their shared cleverness and mutual understanding.

Scholars debate Penelope’s motivations: while traditionally seen as a symbol of chastity and loyalty, some interpretations suggest she also exercises agency, engaging the suitors on her own terms. Beyond the Odyssey, later myths present alternate and often contradictory traditions, including remarriage after Odysseus’s death and claims of infidelity suppressed by Homer.

In Greek and Roman art and literature, Penelope became an enduring icon of faithful wifehood, influencing classical, medieval, and Renaissance views of marital virtue.

All published appearances of Penelope from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

* The Odyssey
* The Homeric Hymns
* Histories
* The Library
* Dionysiaca
* Fabulae

* Hit Comics #43

*[https://myths-in-media.fandom.com/wiki/Penelope Myths in Media Wiki]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope Wikipedia]
*[https://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NymphePenelopeia.html Theoi]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/penelope/4005-11126/issues-cover/ ComicVine]
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