Penelope
Mortal woman
Penelope ( pə-NEL-ə-pee; Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπη, IPA: [pɛː.ne.ló.pɛː]) is the legendary wife of Odysseus and queen of Ithaca in Homer's Odyssey. She is the daughter of Spartan king Icarius, and the mother of Telemachus.
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
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Odyssey calls Penelope Odysseus’ wife; external epic/reference evidence, not an Iliad passage.
Homer, Odyssey 23 · Homer, Odyssey 23.231–262 ↗See all 1
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Brbbl. Odysseus en Penelope Jeanot Bürgi Nieuwegracht Utrecht. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AOdysseus_en_Penelope_Jeanot_B%C3%BCrgi_Nieuwegracht_Utrecht.jpg
Image author: Brbbl
Image date: 2011-03-06
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ. Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ - Homère mendiant 1. Museum of Grenoble. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106472968
Angelica Kauffmann. Penelope at Her Loom. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119009554
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Angelica Kauffmann. Penelope taking down the Bow of Ulysses. National Trust. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52260968
Antonio Zucchi. The Return of Telemachus to Penelope. National Trust. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55429982
John William Waterhouse. Пенелопа и женихи. Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21192334
Angelica Kauffmann. Penelope sacrificing to Minerva for the Safe Return of her Son, Telemachus. National Trust. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52283309
Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany. Altes Museum Berlin (52481661038). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAltes_Museum_Berlin_%2852481661038%29.jpg
Image author: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany
Image date: 2017-11-05 17:30
user:shakko. Penelope pushkin. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APenelope_pushkin.jpg
Image author: user:shakko
Image date: 2008
Valentin Sonnenschein. Sonnenschein Trauernde Penelope. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASonnenschein_Trauernde_Penelope.jpg
Image author: Valentin Sonnenschein
Image date: 2007
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy. Пир женихов Пенелопы. 1818. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%8B._1818.jpg
Image author: Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy
Image date: 1818
MumblerJamie. Head of Penelope. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHead_of_Penelope.jpg
Image author: MumblerJamie
Image date: 2018-09-16 15:27:10
Panek. Lewy architraw penelopa odyseusz telemach. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALewy_architraw_penelopa_odyseusz_telemach.jpg
Image author: Panek
Image date: 2025-09-16 16:30:25
неизвестный мастер. Terracotta plaque. собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATerracotta_plaque_MET_DT277.jpg
Image date: circa 460–450 B.C.
Steffenheilfort. 8 Klytaimneatra oder Penelope Theaterflügel Neues Palais Sanssouci Steffen Heilfort. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A8_Klytaimneatra_oder_Penelope_Theaterfl%C3%BCgel_Neues_Palais_Sanssouci_Steffen_Heilfort.JPG
Image author: Steffenheilfort
Image date: 2006-07-01 13:28:46
неизвестный мастер. Terracotta plaque. собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATerracotta_plaque_MET_DP2036.jpg
Image date: circa 460–450 B.C.
Terracotta plaque. Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116242046
Image date: circa 460–450 B.C.
Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany. Penelope, from Rome, 2nd century AD, Roman copy of Greek work from 5th century BC, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (12948412135). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APenelope%2C_from_Rome%2C_2nd_century_AD%2C_Roman_copy_of_Greek_work_from_5th_century_BC%2C_Ny_Carlsberg_Glyptotek%2C_Copenhagen_%2812948412135%29.jpg
Image author: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany
Image date: 2013-10-26 13:57
Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China. Ancient Greece Marble Head of Mourning Penelope, Roman Copy (28123275553). собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAncient_Greece_Marble_Head_of_Mourning_Penelope%2C_Roman_Copy_%2828123275553%29.jpg
Image author: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China
Image date: 2016-08-02 18:44
Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany. Penelope (the faithful wife of Odysseus), from Rome, Hadrianic copy of Greek work from 5th century BC, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (12948415925). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APenelope_%28the_faithful_wife_of_Odysseus%29%2C_from_Rome%2C_Hadrianic_copy_of_Greek_work_from_5th_century_BC%2C_Ny_Carlsberg_Glyptotek%2C_Copenhagen_%2812948415925%29.jpg
Image author: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany
Image date: 2013-10-26 13:57
Terracotta plaque. Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116293133
Image date: circa 450 B.C.
Plaque de Milo Pénélope et Ulysse - Musée du Louvre AGER CA 860. Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115496594
Francesco Primaticcio Pénélope et ses suivantes tissant. Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28953347
Jan Koblasa. Stromovka ČB nějaká socha. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125572014
неизвестный мастер. Статуя Пенелопы. Museum of Ancient Iran. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20988001
Antoine Bourdelle. Penelope. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23316374
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- Wikipedia · Penelope · CC BY-SA 4.0
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