This figure's name derives from a word meaning "duck," alluding to a story in which a flock of ducks saved her when her father tried to drown her. Her father built a statue of modesty in her image after she chose to live with her husband rather than with her family. The daughter of Icarius, her bed was carved from an olive tree which grew into the bedroom. Her maid Melantho consorted with Eurymachus, and she herself was rumored to have been seduced by Amphinomus, although most accounts agree that none of the suitors whi
This figure's name derives from a word meaning "duck," alluding to a story in which a flock of ducks saved her when her father tried to drown her. Her father built a statue of modesty in her image after she chose to live with her husband rather than with her family. The daughter of Icarius, her bed was carved from an olive tree which grew into the bedroom. Her maid Melantho consorted with Eurymachus, and she herself was rumored to have been seduced by Amphinomus, although most accounts agree that none of the suitors which pursued her succeeded. FTP, identify this patient weaver, the mother of Telemachos and wife of Odysseus.
This figure's name derives from a word meaning "duck," alluding to a story in which a flock of ducks saved her when her father tried to drown her.
{Penelope}