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By the time her son went out to find his father Odysseus, she had been putting of the wooers for three, almost four years.
3 years
3 years
she made them fall asleep
In The Odyssey, going home was Odysseus' ultimate goal. He had been away at war for years, and he desperately missed his wife, Penelope. Odysseus knew Penelope may have believed him to be dead, so he needed to get back to her.
By the time her son went out to find his father Odysseus, she had been putting of the wooers for three, almost four years.
3 years
3 years
she made them fall asleep
she made them fall asleep
twenty years
Penelope was the mortal wife of mortal Odysseus. Wer are not told how she died.
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In The Odyssey, Penelope, Odysseus's wife, is looking for him. She remains faithful to him for 20 years while he is away at war and on his journey home. His son, Telemachus, also goes in search of him.
In The Odyssey, going home was Odysseus' ultimate goal. He had been away at war for years, and he desperately missed his wife, Penelope. Odysseus knew Penelope may have believed him to be dead, so he needed to get back to her.
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Penelope's first reaction to Odysseus in part 4 of Homer's "The Odyssey" is disbelief. She is hesitant to believe that the beggar in her presence is truly her husband returned after so many years, and she tests him to confirm his identity.