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πŸ‘€ Penelope

  • Didymos says that Penelope was called Arnacia or Amarice when she was young. See Eustathios ad Od. 1422.5-9.
  • Information
    wife of Odysseus
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165769
    PALP
    http://palp.art/browse/penelope
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/46223
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/1rvUPPOVRqyhFwo8hl5JCAr
    Gender
    Female
    Birth
    Birth is narrated
    Death
    Becomes immortalDeath is narrated
    Daughter of
    πŸ‘€ Icarios (Spartan) father of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Periboia (Spartan) mother of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Polycaste (Acarnanian) mother of Penelope
    Mother of
    πŸ‘€ Telemachos son of OdysseusπŸ‘€ Poliporthes son of OdysseusπŸ‘€ Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentageπŸ‘€ Arcesilaos son of Odysseus, perhaps to be identified with Poliporthes
    Wife of
    πŸ‘€ Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at TroyπŸ‘€ Telegonos (s. of Odysseus) son of Odysseus
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at TroyπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘₯ the Suitors of Penelope on Ithaca reside in Odysseus' Palace on Ithaca
    Born at
    🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia🌍 Acarnania region in central Greece
    Creates
    🏺 the Burial Shroud of Laertes woven by Penelope
    Dies at
    🌍 Ithaca (island) island in the Ionian Sea🌍 Mantineia (Arcadia) city in Arcadia
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy
    Buried at
    πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Penelope (Arcadia) in Arcadia
    Has post-mortem existence at
    🌍 the Isles of the Blessed (unlocated) place of happy afterlife for heroes
    Dwelling
    πŸ›οΈ the Palace of Odysseus (Ithaca) at Ithaca
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at TroyπŸ‘€ Telemachos son of OdysseusπŸ‘₯ the Suitors of Penelope on Ithaca reside in Odysseus' Palace on IthacaπŸ›οΈ the Palace of Odysseus (Ithaca) at Ithaca🏺 the Burial Shroud of Laertes woven by Penelope🏺 the Bow of Odysseus used to test the suitorsπŸ‘€ Poliporthes son of OdysseusπŸ‘€ Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by OdysseusπŸ‘€ Telegonos (s. of Odysseus) son of Odysseus🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable) unlocatable island of Circe, visited by Odysseus🌍 the Isles of the Blessed (unlocated) place of happy afterlife for heroesπŸ‘€ Antinoos suitor of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Icarios (Spartan) father of Penelope🌍 Ithaca (island) island in the Ionian SeaπŸ‘€ Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage🌍 Mantineia (Arcadia) city in ArcadiaπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘€ Amphinomos (suitor) suitor of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Aletes (Spartan) son of IcariosπŸ‘€ Damasippos son of IcariosπŸ‘€ Imeusimos son of IcariosπŸ‘€ Periboia (Spartan) mother of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Perileos (Spartan) son of IcariosπŸ‘€ Thoas (Spartan) son of IcariosπŸ‘€ Tyndareos king of Sparta🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia🏺 the Statue of Aidos dedicated near Sparta by IcariosπŸ›οΈ the Aphetaid Road (Sparta) at Sparta🏺 the Statue of Athena Celeuthea dedicated by Odysseus at SpartaπŸ‘€ Eurymachos (suitor II) suitor of Penelope🏺 the Golden Necklace of Penelope a gift from EurymachosπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Menelaos son of Atreus, husband of HelenπŸ‘€ Nestor son of Neleus, leader of the Pylos contingent at Troy🌍 Pylos (Messenia) city in Messenia, kingdom of NestorπŸ‘€ Phemios bard on IthacaπŸ‘€ Leiocritos (suitor) suitor of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Aigyptios Ithacan, father of AntiphosπŸ‘€ Halitherses Ithacan prophetπŸ‘€ Mentor (Ithacan) IthacanπŸ‘€ Pisenor (Ithacan) Ithacan heraldπŸ‘€ Laertes Argonaut, Calydonian Boar hunter, father of OdysseusπŸ‘€ Medon (Ithacan) herald of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Dolios slave of PenelopeπŸ‘€ the Eidolon of Iphthime sent to Penelope by AthenaπŸ‘€ Eurynome (Ithacan) slave of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Hippodameia (Ithacan) slave of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Autonoe (Ithacan) slave of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Melantho (Ithacan) servant of Penelope, insults Odysseus🏺 the Silver and Ivory Chair used by Penelope🏺 the Golden Brooch of OdysseusπŸ‘€ Eumaios slave of OdysseusπŸ‘€ Philoitios slave of OdysseusπŸ‘€ Leiodes suitor of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Melanthios (Ithacan) slave of OdysseusπŸ‘€ Eurycleia slave of OdysseusπŸ‘€ Daughter of Actor (name unknown) slave of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Alyzos son of IcariosπŸ‘€ Leucadios son of IcariosπŸ‘€ Theoclymenos (s. of Polypheides) prophet from ArgosπŸ‘€ Arcesilaos son of Odysseus, perhaps to be identified with PoliporthesπŸ‘€ Peisandros (suitor) suitor of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Eurydamas (suitor) Suitor of PenelopeπŸ‘€ Iphthime (d. of Icarios) daughter of IcariosπŸ›οΈ the Bed of Odysseus and Penelope🌍 Arcadia region in the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Nauplios (f. of Palamedes) son of Clytoneos, father of PalamedesπŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Arete queen of the Phaiacians, wife of AlcinoosπŸ‘€ Hera Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Theano (Trojan) wife of AntenorπŸ‘€ Polycaste (Acarnanian) mother of Penelope🌍 Acarnania region in central GreeceπŸ‘€ Artemis Olympian goddessπŸ‘₯ the Twelve Slaves of Penelope hanged by TelemachosπŸ‘€ Palamedes son of Nauplios son of ClytoneosπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Penelope (Arcadia) in Arcadia
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 3.7πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.31πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.26-7.33πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.32-7.33πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.33πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.35πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.37πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.38πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.39πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.10.6πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.10.9πŸ“– Pausanias 3.20.10-3.20.11πŸ“– Pausanias 3.12.1-3.12.2πŸ“– Pausanias 3.12.4πŸ“– Pausanias 8.12.6πŸ“– Pausanias 3.13.6πŸ“– Pausanias 9.41.1-9.41.5πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 1.213-1.229πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 1.271-1.305πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 1.325-1.364πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 2.6-2.259πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 2.50-2.59πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 2.224-2.227πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 4.667-4.714πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 4.735-4.741πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 4.795-4.847πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 17.481-17.504πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 18.158-18.184πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 18.291-18.306πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 18.320-18.336πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 19.53-19.59πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 19.225-19.260πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 21.140-21.269πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 21.359-21.434πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 23.181-23.230πŸ“– Alcmaionid fr. 6 DaviesπŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 2.84-2.128πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 11.152-11.224πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 15.508-15.557πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 16.112-16.134πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 16.324-16.341πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 16.342-16.447πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 17.67-17.100πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 17.505-17.527πŸ“– Telegony fr. 3 WestπŸ“– Telegony fr. 4 WestπŸ“– Telegony fr. 6 WestπŸ“– Telegony Argumentum 4 WestπŸ“– Asios fr. 10 WestπŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 19.65-19.95πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 19.96-19.102πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 19.123-19.161πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 21.80-21.97πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 21.42-21.81πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 21.287-21.310πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 23.288-23.296πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 24.98-24.204πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 2.1 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 2.2 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, A True Story 2.29πŸ“– Lucian, Essays in Portraiture 20πŸ“– Lucian, Essays in Portraiture Defended 7πŸ“– Lucian, The Runaways 21πŸ“– Strabo 10.2.9πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 391-392πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Courtesans 12.1πŸ“– Strabo 10.2.24πŸ“– Strabo 14.1.23πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 1.8πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 768-800πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 801-819πŸ“– Strabo 12.3.20-12.3.25πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 2.18πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 3.4πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 3.9πŸ“– Lucian, Essays in Portraiture Defended 25πŸ“– Lucian, A True Story 2.35-2.36πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 22.417-22.473πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.296-13.349πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.508-13.575πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.654-14.697πŸ“– Philocles FragTrag test. 1 = test. 1-2 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 35.62-35.63πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 1πŸ“– Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1417.24-1417.28πŸ“– Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1422.5-1422.9πŸ“– Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1435.47-1435.58πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 757-773
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryPausaniasHomer, Odyssey Alcmaionid TelegonyAsiosLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, A True StoryLucian, Essays in PortraitureLucian, Essays in Portraiture DefendedLucian, The RunawaysStraboOvid, IbisLucian, Dialogues of the CourtesansOvid, AmoresLycophron, AlexandraOvid, MetamorphosesPhiloclesPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, HeroidesEustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Telegony fr. 3 WestπŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 18.291-18.306πŸ“– Alcmaionid fr. 6 DaviesπŸ“– Demetrios of Scepsis BNJ 2013 fr. 45πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 21.1-21.41πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 17.1-17.44πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 11.271-11.280πŸ“– Didymos p. 363 SchmidtπŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 757-773πŸ“– Herodotos, Histories 2.145
    Depictions
    🎨 "Melian" Terracotta Relief (CAMU Ξ” 2151)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Cinque Scheletri VI 10, 2, Pompeii (MANN 9107, 9002, 8999; PALP r6-i10-p2-space-6)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa della Regina Margherita V 2, 1, Pompeii (LIMC Amymone 27; PALP r5-i2-p1-space-p)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Dioscuri VI 9, 6.7, Pompeii (MANN 8998; PALP r6-i9-p6-space-53)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Championnet I; VIII 2, 1, Pompeii (Pompeii 14231; PALP r8-i2-p1)🎨 Wall Paintings from Market VII 9, 7, Pompeii (PALP r7-i9-p7-space-d)πŸ›οΈ the Fourth-Century Temple of Ephesian Artemis at Ephesos built after the Archaic temple burnt down in the mid-fourth century
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Painting of Penelope by Zeuxis (LIMC Penelope 1)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Mantineia (Arcadia) city in Arcadia
    Commentary
    Didymos says that Penelope was called Arnacia or Amarice when she was young. See Eustathios ad Od. 1422.5-9.
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