The wooers became suspicious, trapped her, etc.
The wooers became suspicious, trapped her, etc.
Yes
She would not marry till she finished her weaving. She unpicked it every night.
Antinous protests that his mother Penelope has led the suitors on, and has kept them there longer with tricks like the weaving of Laertes' pall.
She said she would marry one of them once she had woven the shroud, but at night she unravelled part of it.
The wooers became suspicious, trapped her, etc.
The wooers became suspicious, trapped her, etc.
The wooers became suspicious, trapped her, etc.
Wait for her to finish weaving
she weave a burial shroud, but never completes it
Yes
Penelope's weaving story can be found in Book 2 of Homer's Odyssey. In this story, Penelope tricks the suitors by weaving a shroud for her father-in-law Laertes during the day and secretly unraveling it at night to delay her remarriage.
Penelope was weaving a burial shroud for her father-in-law Laertes, but she would secretly unravel it at night to delay remarrying while waiting for her husband Odysseus to return.
Penelope
Penelope delays finishing weaving the robe in the myth of Odysseus because she unravels it every night, hoping to avoid remarriage and remain faithful to her husband. By doing this, she manages to stall for time while waiting for Odysseus to return home.
Penelope told the suitors that she would choose a suitor once she finished weaving a shroud for her father-in-law, Laertes. However, she secretly unraveled the shroud each night to delay its completion, buying time to avoid selecting a suitor.
Penelope avoids choosing one of the suitors by telling them she will make a decision once she finishes weaving a burial shroud for her father-in-law Laertes. However, she secretly unravels her weaving every night to delay making a choice.