Penelope
Penelope ( pə-NEL-ə-pee; Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπεια, Pēnelópeia, or Πηνελόπη, Pēnelópē) is a legendary mythological Greek Queen of Ithaca and Princess of Sparta or Acarnania, who plays a prominent character in Homer's Odyssey. She is the daughter of Spartan King Icarius and Naiad Periboea and mother to Ithacan Princes Telemachus, Poliporthes, Arcesilaus, Oenotrian King Italus, Princess Mamilia, and the God Pan.
The mythological Penelope is known for her fidelity to her husband Odysseus, despite the attention of more than a hundred suitors during his absence, alongside her great intelligence in weaving a multitude of schemes to keep her suitors at bay. In one source, Penelope's original name was Ameirake, Arnakia or Arnaia. She was considered a "standout" in both beauty and wits compared to others in her day, and so virtuous it was said that she surpassed even her cousin Helen in the beauty of her virtue.
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