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👤 Penelope

Didymos says that Penelope was called Arnacia or Amarice when she was young. See Eustathios ad Od. 1422.5-9.
Alternative names
Arnacia Ameirace Amirace
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
Daughter of
👤 Icarios (Spartan) father of Penelope👤 Periboia (Spartan) mother of Penelope👤 Polycaste (Acarnanian) mother of Penelope
Mother of
👤 Telemachos son of Odysseus👤 Poliporthes son of Odysseus👤 Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage👤 Arcesilaos son of Odysseus, perhaps to be identified with Poliporthes
Wife of
👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Telegonos (s. of Odysseus) son of Odysseus
Has children with
👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Hermes Olympian god👥 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
👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy
Buried at
🏛️ 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
🏛️ the Palace of Odysseus (Ithaca) at Ithaca
Related Entities
👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Telemachos son of Odysseus👥 the Suitors of Penelope on Ithaca reside in Odysseus' Palace on Ithaca🏛️ the Palace of Odysseus (Ithaca) at Ithaca🏺 the Burial Shroud of Laertes woven by Penelope🏺 the Bow of Odysseus used to test the suitors👤 Poliporthes son of Odysseus👤 Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by Odysseus👤 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 heroes👤 Antinoos suitor of Penelope👤 Icarios (Spartan) father of Penelope🌍 Ithaca (island) island in the Ionian Sea👤 Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage🌍 Mantineia (Arcadia) city in Arcadia👤 Hermes Olympian god👤 Amphinomos (suitor) suitor of Penelope👤 Aletes (Spartan) son of Icarios👤 Damasippos son of Icarios👤 Imeusimos son of Icarios👤 Periboia (Spartan) mother of Penelope👤 Perileos (Spartan) son of Icarios👤 Thoas (Spartan) son of Icarios👤 Tyndareos king of Sparta🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia🏺 the Statue of Aidos dedicated near Sparta by Icarios🏛️ the Aphetaid Road (Sparta) at Sparta🏺 the Statue of Athena Celeuthea dedicated by Odysseus at Sparta👤 Eurymachos (suitor II) suitor of Penelope🏺 the Golden Necklace of Penelope a gift from Eurymachos👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Menelaos son of Atreus, husband of Helen👤 Nestor son of Neleus, leader of the Pylos contingent at Troy🌍 Pylos (Messenia) city in Messenia, kingdom of Nestor👤 Phemios bard on Ithaca👤 Leiocritos (suitor) suitor of Penelope👤 Aigyptios Ithacan, father of Antiphos👤 Halitherses Ithacan prophet👤 Mentor (Ithacan) Ithacan👤 Pisenor Ithacan herald👤 Laertes Argonaut, Calydonian Boar hunter, father of Odysseus👤 Medon (Ithacan) herald of Penelope👤 Dolios slave of Penelope👤 the Eidolon of Iphthime sent to Penelope by Athena👤 Eurynome (Ithacan) slave of Penelope👤 Hippodameia (Ithacan) slave of Penelope👤 Autonoe (Ithacan) slave of Penelope👤 Melantho (Ithacan) servant of Penelope, insults Odysseus🏺 the Silver and Ivory Chair used by Penelope🏺 the Golden Brooch of Odysseus👤 Eumaios slave of Odysseus👤 Philoitios slave of Odysseus👤 Leiodes suitor of Penelope👤 Melanthios (Ithacan) slave of Odysseus👤 Eurycleia slave of Odysseus👤 Daughter of Actor (name unknown) slave of Penelope👤 Alyzos son of Icarios👤 Leucadios son of Icarios👤 Theoclymenos (s. of Polypheides) prophet from Argos👤 Arcesilaos son of Odysseus, perhaps to be identified with Poliporthes👤 Peisandros (suitor) suitor of Penelope👤 Eurydamas (suitor) Suitor of Penelope👤 Iphthime (d. of Icarios) daughter of Icarios🏛️ the Bed of Odysseus and Penelope🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese👤 Nauplios (f. of Palamedes) son of Clytoneos, father of Palamedes👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Arete queen of the Phaiacians, wife of Alcinoos👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Theano (Trojan) wife of Antenor👤 Polycaste (Acarnanian) mother of Penelope🌍 Acarnania region in central Greece👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👥 the Twelve Slaves of Penelope hanged by Telemachos👤 Palamedes son of Nauplios son of Clytoneos🏛️ the Tomb of Penelope (Arcadia) in Arcadia
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
Depictions
🏛️ the Fourth-Century Temple of Ephesian Artemis at Ephesos built after the Archaic temple burnt down in the mid-fourth century
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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