Who was the faithful wife of Odysseus in Homer's 'Odyssey'?
"household by killing the Suitors, and is reunited with his faithful wife, Penelope. All ancient and nearly all modern editions and translations of the ""Odyssey"" are divided into 24 books. This division is convenient, but it may not be original. Many scholars believe it was developed by Alexandrian editors of the 3rd century BC. In the Classical period, moreover, several of the books (individually and in groups) were given their own titles: the first four books, focusing on Telemachus, are commonly known as the ""Telemachy"". Odysseus' narrative, Book 9, featuring his encounter with the cyclops Polyphemus, is traditionally called the"
"Penelope In Homer's ""Odyssey"", Penelope ( ; , ""Pēnelópeia"", or , ""Pēnelópē"") is the wife of Odysseus, who is known for her fidelity to Odysseus while he was absent, despite having many suitors. Her name has therefore been traditionally associated with marital fidelity. The origin of her name is believed by Robert S. P. Beekes to be Pre-Greek and related to ""pēnelops"" (πηνέλοψ) or ""pēnelōps"" (πηνέλωψ), glossed by Hesychius as ""some kind of bird"" (today arbitrarily identified with the Eurasian wigeon, to which Linnaeus gave the binomial ""Anas penelope""), where ""-elōps"" (-έλωψ) is a common Pre-Greek suffix for predatory animals;"
"loyalty to her absent husband. It suited the marital aspect of Roman society representing the tranquility of the worthy family. She is mentioned by various classical authors including Plautus, Propertius, Horace, Ovid, Martial and Statius. The use of Penelope in Latin texts provided a basis for her ongoing use in the Middle Ages and Renaissance as a representation of the chaste wife. This was reinforced by her being named by Saint Jerome among pagan women famed for their chastity. Penelope In Homer's ""Odyssey"", Penelope ( ; , ""Pēnelópeia"", or , ""Pēnelópē"") is the wife of Odysseus, who is known for"
"Ogygia Ogygia (; ""Ōgygíē"" , or ""Ōgygia"" ) is an island mentioned in Homer's ""Odyssey"", Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas, also known as ""Atlantis"" () in ancient Greek. In Homer's ""Odyssey"", Calypso detained Odysseus on Ogygia for seven years and kept him from returning to his home of Ithaca, wanting to marry him. Athena complained about Calypso's actions to Zeus, who sent the messenger Hermes to Ogygia to order Calypso to release Odysseus. Hermes is Odysseus's great grandfather on his mother's side, through Autolycos. Calypso finally, though reluctantly, instructed Odysseus"
"sons were among the loyal servants who joined Odysseus to stand against the relatives of the slain suitors. Dolius In Greek mythology, more precisely in the epic tradition recounted in Homer's ""Odyssey"", Dolius or Dolios (Ancient Greek: Δολίος) was a slave of Penelope whom she had received from her father Icarius on occasion of her marriage to Odysseus. He served as a gardener. Dolius had at least seven sons, including Melanthius, and at least one daughter, Melantho. His wife was a slave from Sicily, whose name is not given. After Odysseus' identity had finally been revealed, Dolius heartily welcomed Odysseus"
"on the island of Scheria and found by Nausicaa, daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of the Phaeacians, who entertained him well and escorted him to Ithaca. On the twentieth day of sailing he arrived at his home on Ithaca. There Odysseus traveled disguised as an old beggar by Athena he was recognized by his dog Argus, who died in his lap. Then he discovered his wife Penelope had been faithful to him all these years despite the countless suitors that were eating and spending his property all these years. With his son Telemachus' help and that of Athena"
"Nausicaa Nausicaa (; Ancient Greek: Ναυσικάα or Ναυσικᾶ, ; also ""Nausicaä, Nausikaa"") is a character in Homer's ""Odyssey"". She is the daughter of King Alcinous (Αλκίνοος, ""Alkínoös"") and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name, in Greek, means ""burner of ships"" (ναῦς: ship; κάω: to burn). In Book Six of the ""Odyssey"", Odysseus is shipwrecked on the coast of the island of Scheria (Phaeacia in some translations). Nausicaä and her handmaidens go to the sea-shore to wash clothes. Awoken by their games, Odysseus emerges from the forest completely naked, scaring the servants away, and begs Nausicaä for aid. Nausicaä gives Odysseus"
"Dolius In Greek mythology, more precisely in the epic tradition recounted in Homer's ""Odyssey"", Dolius or Dolios (Ancient Greek: Δολίος) was a slave of Penelope whom she had received from her father Icarius on occasion of her marriage to Odysseus. He served as a gardener. Dolius had at least seven sons, including Melanthius, and at least one daughter, Melantho. His wife was a slave from Sicily, whose name is not given. After Odysseus' identity had finally been revealed, Dolius heartily welcomed Odysseus in his home, expressing great joy to see his master alive and well. Later, he and his six"
"be the daughter of the Titan Atlas and Pleione. Hesiod, and the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, mention either a different Calypso or possibly the same Calypso as one of the Oceanid daughters of Tethys and Oceanus. Apollodorus includes the name Calypso in his list of Nereids, the daughters of Nereus and Doris. In Homer's ""Odyssey"", Calypso attempts to keep the fabled Greek hero Odysseus on her island to make him her immortal husband. According to Homer, Calypso kept Odysseus prisoner at Ogygia for seven years. Calypso enchants Odysseus with her singing as she moves to and fro, weaving on her"
"universe. Nausicaa Nausicaa (; Ancient Greek: Ναυσικάα or Ναυσικᾶ, ; also ""Nausicaä, Nausikaa"") is a character in Homer's ""Odyssey"". She is the daughter of King Alcinous (Αλκίνοος, ""Alkínoös"") and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name, in Greek, means ""burner of ships"" (ναῦς: ship; κάω: to burn). In Book Six of the ""Odyssey"", Odysseus is shipwrecked on the coast of the island of Scheria (Phaeacia in some translations). Nausicaä and her handmaidens go to the sea-shore to wash clothes. Awoken by their games, Odysseus emerges from the forest completely naked, scaring the servants away, and begs Nausicaä for aid. Nausicaä gives"
"Iphimedeia In Greek mythology, Iphimedeia (; Ancient Greek: Ἰφιμέδεια) was the daughter of Triopas of Thessaly (a son of Poseidon and Canace). Her brothers were Erysichthon and Phorbas. She was the wife of Aloeus, who was also her uncle. She is attested in Homer's Odyssey in the catalogue of women as being a mortal. Iphimedeia also fell in love with Poseidon and would often come to the sea shore and pour the sea water in her lap, until the god came and answered her feelings (cf. the story of Tyro). With Poseidon she was the mother of Otus and Ephialtes"
"substantial portion of the ""Odyssey"". Alcinous then generously provides Odysseus with the ships that finally bring him home to Ithaca. Nausicaä is young and very pretty; Odysseus says that she resembles a goddess, particularly Artemis. Nausicaä is known to have several brothers. According to Aristotle and Dictys of Crete, Nausicaä later married Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, and had a son named Ptoliporthus. Homer gives a literary account of love never expressed (possibly one of the earliest examples of unrequited love in literature). While she is presented as a potential love interest to Odysseus – she says to her friend"
"Eurylochus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Eurylochus (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρύλοχος ""Eurúlokhos"") appears in Homer's Odyssey as second-in-command of Odysseus' ship during the return to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He was also a relative of Odysseus through marriage. He is portrayed as an unpleasant cowardly individual who undermines Odysseus and stirs up trouble. When the ship stops on Aeaea, home of Circe the goddess-sorceress, daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid nymph Perse, Eurylochus and Odysseus draw lots to lead a group of twenty two men to explore the island. Eurylochus is chosen. After the crew spots a"
"because of the witness of Dionysus"" (""Odyssey"" XI, 321-5). Most accounts claim that Ariadne was abandoned by Theseus, but in some versions she is mortally wounded by Perseus . Homer does not expand on the nature of Dionysus's accusation, but the ""Oxford Classical Dictionary"" speculates that she was already married to Dionysus when she ran away with Theseus. In Hesiod and most other accounts, Theseus abandoned Ariadne sleeping on Naxos, and Dionysus rediscovered and wedded her. In a few versions of the myth, Dionysus appeared to Theseus as they sailed away from Crete, saying that he had chosen Ariadne as"
"Briseis Brisēís (; , ; also known as Hippodameia (, ) was a mythical queen in Asia Minor at the time of the Trojan War. Her character lies at the heart of a dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon that drives the plot of Homer's ""Iliad"". She was the daughter of Briseus, the wife of King Mynes of Lyrnessus, and lover of Achilles. Briseis was said to have had long golden hair, blue eyes, and fair skin and she was considered to be very beautiful and clever. She was further described by John Tzetzes as follows: According to her mythology, Briseis"
"by Athena); yet Penelope cannot believe that her husband has really returned—she fears that it is perhaps some god in disguise, as in the story of Alcmene—and tests him by ordering her servant Eurycleia to move the bed in their bridal-chamber. Odysseus protests that this cannot be done since he made the bed himself and knows that one of its legs is a living olive tree. Penelope finally accepts that he truly is her husband, a moment that highlights their ""homophrosýnē"" (ὁμοφροσύνη, ""like-mindedness""). Homer implies, that from then on, Odysseus would live a long and happy life together with Penelope"
"Artemis, Odysseus facilitates the immolation by telling Iphigenia's mother, Clytemnestra, that the girl is to be wed to Achilles. Odysseus' attempts to avoid his sacred oath to defend Menelaus and Helen offended Roman notions of duty, and the many stratagems and tricks that he employed to get his way offended Roman notions of honour. Odysseus is probably best known as the eponymous hero of the ""Odyssey"". This epic describes his travails, which lasted for 10 years, as he tries to return home after the Trojan War and reassert his place as rightful king of Ithaca. On the way home from"
"journey home. From the very beginning of the Odyssey, Athena is helping Odysseus. Her first act that the readers see is persuading Zeus to send Hermes to Ogygia, Calypso's island, to inform her that it was Zeus’s will that Odysseus continued his journey home. Seeing as no god could thwart or evade Zeus, Calypso was forced to let Odysseus go despite her own wishes to have him stay on the island forever. Athena also secures Odysseus' future through other characters, such as the Phaecian Princess Nausicaa. In Book 6, she makes sure that Nausicaa meets Odysseus elsewhere on the island"
"sun-god Helios. For this sacrilege Odysseus' ships were destroyed, and all his men perished. Odysseus had not eaten the cattle, and was allowed to live; he washed ashore on the island of Ogygia, and lived there with the nymph Calypso. After seven years, the gods decided to send Odysseus home; on a small raft, he sailed to Scheria, the home of the Phaeacians, who gave him passage to Ithaca. Once in his home land, Odysseus traveled disguised as an old beggar. He was recognised by his dog, Argos, who died in his lap. He then discovered that his wife, Penelope,"
"either Apollo or the king Oeagrus of Thrace. She taught Orpheus verses for singing. According to Hesiod, she was also the wisest of the Muses, as well as the most assertive. Calliope married Oeagrus close to Pimpleia, Olympus. She is said to have defeated the daughters of Pierus, king of Thessaly, in a singing match, and then, to punish their presumption, turned them into magpies. (see Ovid, ""Metamorphoses"" 5.294–340, 662–78) She was sometimes believed to be Homer's muse for the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Roman epic poet, Virgil, invokes her in the Aeneid (9.525). In some cases, she is"
"Eurycleia of Ithaca In Greek mythology, Eurycleia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύκλεια ""Eurýkleia""), or Euryclea (; also known as Antiphata (Ἀντιφάτη ""Antipháte"") in other traditions), is the daughter of Ops and granddaughter of Peisenor, as well as the wet-nurse of Odysseus. As a girl, Eurycleia was bought by Laertes, Odysseus' father. He treated her as his wife, but she was never his consummated lover so as not to dishonor his real wife, Anticleia. She later nursed Telemachus, Odysseus' son. Eurycleia's name means ""broad fame,"" while Anticleia means ""anti-fame."" The tension between the meanings of Eurycleia's name and Anticleia's name reflected the tension"
"& etc., in 1793 translated into English by Rev. James Hely, as ""Ogygia, or a Chronological account of Irish Events (collected from Very Ancient Documents faithfully compared with each other & supported by the Genealogical & Chronological Aid of the Sacred and Profane Writings of the Globe"". Ogygia Ogygia (; ""Ōgygíē"" , or ""Ōgygia"" ) is an island mentioned in Homer's ""Odyssey"", Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas, also known as ""Atlantis"" () in ancient Greek. In Homer's ""Odyssey"", Calypso detained Odysseus on Ogygia for seven years and kept him from"
"Polygnotus, and remarks that she was honored by the Carians in Mylasa. The tomb of Iphimedeia and her sons was shown at Anthedon in Boetia. Iphimedeia In Greek mythology, Iphimedeia (; Ancient Greek: Ἰφιμέδεια) was the daughter of Triopas of Thessaly (a son of Poseidon and Canace). Her brothers were Erysichthon and Phorbas. She was the wife of Aloeus, who was also her uncle. She is attested in Homer's Odyssey in the catalogue of women as being a mortal. Iphimedeia also fell in love with Poseidon and would often come to the sea shore and pour the sea water in"
"Clytemnestra Clytemnestra (; , ""Klytaimnḗstra"", ) was the wife of Agamemnon and queen of Mycenae (or sometimes Argos) in ancient Greek legend. In the ""Oresteia"" by Aeschylus, she murdered Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom he had taken as war prize following the sack of Troy; however, in Homer's ""Odyssey"", her role in Agamemnon's death is unclear and her character is significantly more subdued. Her Greek name ""Klytaimnḗstra"" is also sometimes Latinized as Clytaemnestra. It is commonly glossed as ""famed for her suitors"". However, this form is a later"
"Zeus. Only Odysseus survives. Eurylochus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Eurylochus (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρύλοχος ""Eurúlokhos"") appears in Homer's Odyssey as second-in-command of Odysseus' ship during the return to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He was also a relative of Odysseus through marriage. He is portrayed as an unpleasant cowardly individual who undermines Odysseus and stirs up trouble. When the ship stops on Aeaea, home of Circe the goddess-sorceress, daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid nymph Perse, Eurylochus and Odysseus draw lots to lead a group of twenty two men to explore the island. Eurylochus is chosen. After"
"Odyssean gods The Odyssean gods are the ancient Greek gods referenced in Homer's ""Odyssey"". The story's major gods include Athena, Poseidon, Calypso and Circe; minor gods include Ino, Hermes, Zeus, and Heracles. The Odyssey's major gods include Athena, Poseidon, Calypso, and Circe. Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, and was also the patron goddess of heroes. Odysseus was a great hero among the Greeks, and so had Athena’s favor and aid in many of his exploits. She was also a key goddess in the story of ""The Odyssey"" as a divine assistant to Odysseus on his"
"Molly Bloom Molly Bloom is a fictional character in the novel ""Ulysses"" by James Joyce. The wife of main character Leopold Bloom, she roughly corresponds to Penelope in the ""Odyssey"". The major difference between Molly and Penelope is that while Penelope is eternally faithful, Molly is not. Molly is having an affair with Hugh 'Blazes' Boylan. Molly, whose given name is Marion, was born in Gibraltar on 8 September 1870, the daughter of Major Tweedy, an Irish military officer, and Lunita Laredo, a Gibraltarian of Spanish descent. Molly and Leopold were married on 8 October 1888. She is the mother"
"a secret that only Penelope and Odysseus would know. She finally accepted that her husband has returned. In addition, it was Eurycleia who gave provisions and supplies to Telemachus from the storehouse before he left for Pylos to seek news about Odysseus. She took an oath not to tell Penelope he had left until 12 days had passed; Telemachus not wanting his mother to be any more worried than she already was. Eurycleia of Ithaca In Greek mythology, Eurycleia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύκλεια ""Eurýkleia""), or Euryclea (; also known as Antiphata (Ἀντιφάτη ""Antipháte"") in other traditions), is the daughter of Ops"
"his crew. Under a threat from Helios to take the sun and shine it in the Underworld, Zeus shipwrecked the last ship and killed everyone except Odysseus. Odysseus was washed ashore on Ogygia, where the nymph Calypso lived. She made him her lover for seven years and would not let him leave, promising him immortality if he stayed. On behalf of Athena, Zeus intervened and sent Hermes to tell Calypso to let Odysseus go. Odysseus left on a small raft furnished with provisions of water, wine and food by Calypso, only to be hit by a storm and washed up"
"song of the cycle ""Menelaus."" The character Menelaus appears both in Homer's ""The Iliad"" and ""The Odyssey"". Menelaus is the King of Sparta whose wife, Helen, was taken from him by Paris to Troy. Together with his brother Agamemnon, fellow ruler Odysseus, and other warriors, Menelaus launched the Trojan War to regain his wife and return her to Sparta. In ""The Odyssey"", Odysseus' son Telemachus visits Menelaus in attempts to obtain news of his father who has not yet returned from the war. The Vaughan Williams' drew inspiration from Menelaus' description to Telemachus of the things Odysseus must do to"
"Telemachus Telemachus ( ; Ancient Greek: Τηλέμαχος ""Tēlemakhos"", literally ""far-fighter"") is a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, and a central character in Homer's ""Odyssey"". The first four books of the ""Odyssey"" focus on Telemachus's journeys in search of news about his father, who has yet to return home from the Trojan War, and are traditionally given the title the ""Telemachy"". Telemachus's name in Greek means ""far from battle"", or perhaps ""fighting from afar"", as a bowman does. In Homer's ""Odyssey"", Telemachus, under the instructions of Athena (who accompanies him during the quest), spends the first"
"Sun and shine it in the Underworld. Zeus destroys the ship with his lightning bolt, killing all the men except for Odysseus. Goddess of snow, ice and wind, Khione is daughter of Boreas, god of the cold north-winds. Odyssean gods The Odyssean gods are the ancient Greek gods referenced in Homer's ""Odyssey"". The story's major gods include Athena, Poseidon, Calypso and Circe; minor gods include Ino, Hermes, Zeus, and Heracles. The Odyssey's major gods include Athena, Poseidon, Calypso, and Circe. Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, and was also the patron goddess of heroes. Odysseus was"
"Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. Herodotus (2.145), Cicero (""ND"" 3.22.56), Apollodorus (7.38) and Hyginus (""Fabulae"" 224) all make Hermes and Penelope his parents. Pausanias 8.12.5 records the story that Penelope had in fact been unfaithful to her husband, who banished her to Mantineia upon his return. Other sources (Duris of Samos; the Vergilian commentator Servius) report that Penelope slept with all 108 suitors in Odysseus' absence, and gave birth to Pan as a result. According to Robert Graves, his mother was called Oeneis, a nymph who consorted with Hermes. This myth reflects the folk etymology that equates Pan's name (Πάν)"