She said she would choose one of them as a husband when she had finished the tapestry she was working on. But at night she unpicked many of the stitches she had done that day.
The tapestry was a pall (covering for a dead body) for Odysseus' father Laertes.
She asked them to wait for her to finish weaving a tapestry for her husband's father. She'd weave by day then unpick the loom at night.
for 3 years, she would weave and undo the weave day and night !
Odysseus kills the suitors in the Great Hall in his palace.
Odysseus quickly kills Eurymachus with an arrow through his nipple into his liver. He also relies on Telemachus whom kills Amphinomous from behind with a spear through his back. Odysseus continues shooting the suitors one by one.
Amphinomus
3 years
for 3 years, she would weave and undo the weave day and night !
twenty years
Telemachus shows strength with Penelope by reassuring her of his commitment to their family and by taking on a more assertive role in making decisions regarding their household. He also stands up to the suitors who are vying for Penelope's hand in marriage, demonstrating his loyalty and protection towards his mother.
Penelope ( weaving with bark ) is the wife of far-flung Odysseus, fending off suitors until her husband's return. In myth, she is also the mother of Pan, by Mercury, some say, or by all of the suitors (!). So, a Penelope is someone who puts off making a choice, or who keeps faith in the teeth of pressure to be 'reasonable" and abandon it.
Penelope ( weaving with bark ) is the wife of far-flung Odysseus, fending off suitors until her husband's return. In myth, she is also the mother of Pan, by Mercury, some say, or by all of the suitors (!). So, a Penelope is someone who puts off making a choice, or who keeps faith in the teeth of pressure to be 'reasonable" and abandon it.
Odysseus going off to war, and suitors descending.
Penelope was besieged by suitors of various class and to hold them off, she declared that she would weave a shawl for Odysseus and would choose one of them to be her husband at the time she finished it. In secret she unweave at night what she had woven in the day. The suitors were enraged upon learning this and became more obnoxious.
Penelope comes across as clever, cautious, and perceptive during her conversation with the disguised Odysseus. She tests him with questions and ultimately reveals her shrewdness and loyalty to her husband through their interaction.
She fights off the advances of the mnesteres, the unruly group of suitors who want the throne of Ithaka, with many tricks.She believes that her husband is alive and will return against all odds.
A Penelope refers to the wife of Odysseus, who remained home while he was off fighting in the Trojan War. She was a very good wife; though many suitors pursued her, she never gave in, and she tricked them all so that she could wait for Odysseus to return home to her.
because she tells the suitors that when she finishes she'll pick a husband but at night she un-weaves it to give, really Odysseus more time to get back. Until an un-loyal slave tells the suitors of her doings, and they force her to finish it.
Odysseus kills the suitors in the Great Hall in his palace.