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Penelope is married to the main character, the king of Ithaca, Odysseus (Ulysses in Roman mythology), and daughter of Icarius of Sparta and Periboea (or Polycaste). She only has one son with Odysseus, Telemachus, who was born just before Odysseus was called to fight in the Trojan War.
Penelope, in Greek mythology, a daughter of Icarius of Sparta and the nymph Periboea and wife of the hero Odysseus. They had one son, Telemachus. Homer’s Odyssey tells the story of how, during her husband’s long absence after the Trojan War, many chieftains of Ithaca and nearby islands become her.
Penelope in the Odyssey, the poem by Homer, is the faithful wife of Odysseus (or Ulysses for the Romans). Odysseus is the King of Ithaca, and he is the main protagonist in Homer’s poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Penelope was the wife of the hero Odysseus in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Icarius and Periboea. When the suitors for the hand of Helen were gathered at the court of Tyndareus, Odysseus realised that the odds were very slim that he would become Helen's future husband.
Penelope, a vital character in Greek stories, is best known as the loyal wife of Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus. She is the daughter of Icarius , a Spartan prince, and Periboea (or Polycaste , depending on the story).
Penelope was the wife of the hero Odysseus, ruler of the small island of Ithaca. She remained faithful to her husband for twenty years while awaiting his return from the Trojan War, holding off many suitors with her cunning.
Penelope (Greek: Πηνελόπη, transl.: Pēnelópē), in Greek mythology, is the wife of Ulysses, daughter of Icharius and Periboea. For ten years, Penelope waited for her husband's return from the Trojan War. The long journey of Ulysses' return is the theme of Homer's Odyssey.