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Penelope pretends to be weaving a burial cloak for Odysseus's father, Laertes. And she tells the men when she is done she will pick her new husband. But every night she would unravel part of it. She kept this up until one of the maids, who fell in love with a suitor, betrayed her.
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Penelope keeps the suitors at bay for years with her weaving scheme?
Yes
In the book The Odyssey How was Penelope avoided getting married to her suitors?
Keeping them at bay
What does Penelope tell the beggar she has been doing to stall the suitors over the years?
Penelope tells the beggar (Odysseus in disguise) that at night she unravels a burial shroud she is making intended for Laertes every night in order to keep the would-be suitors at bay until her husband returns .
What was the task Penelope placed for the suitors?
It was Penelope
Who is the leader of the suitors of Penelope?
Antinous is the leader of the suitors of Penelope, as he is the richest, and the most outspoken. Eurymachus is the next most reknowned of the suitors, and is well known for his command of the language.
Penelope keeps the suitors at bay for years with her weaving scheme?
Yes
In the book The Odyssey How was Penelope avoided getting married to her suitors?
Keeping them at bay
When Penelope found her son had left in search of information about his father what did she do?
distraught
What does Penelope tell the beggar she has been doing to stall the suitors over the years?
Penelope tells the beggar (Odysseus in disguise) that at night she unravels a burial shroud she is making intended for Laertes every night in order to keep the would-be suitors at bay until her husband returns .
She waited patiently for Odysseus' return while keeping her suitors at bay with a weaving trick?
Penelope
What was the task Penelope placed for the suitors?
It was Penelope
Who waited patiently for Odysseus' return while keeping her suitors at bay witha weaving trick?
Penelope, Odysseus's fateful wife
Who is the leader of the suitors of Penelope?
Antinous is the leader of the suitors of Penelope, as he is the richest, and the most outspoken. Eurymachus is the next most reknowned of the suitors, and is well known for his command of the language.
What does Penelope do to keep the suitors at bay for three years?
She was waiting for Odysseus to come home because she knew he was alive and would soon come home to defend her honor. So she prolonged it. Sources: Homer's The Odyssey
The suitors wanted to be Penelope's what?
Wife
Did Penelope like any of the suitors?
While Odysseus was gone, his wife Penelope was being forced to entertain a large group of suitors who wanted to marry her. Penelope did not like any of the suitors, and only wanted Odysseus to come home to her.
How does Penelope keep the suitors from demanding she one of them to marry?
Penelope promised to decide which one of the suitors to marry when she finished her death shroud for Laertes. But, she secretly unraveled the parts she weaved every night. This continued until one of her maids, who fell in love with one of the suitors, betrayed Penelope.
