penelope
penelope — noun
1. In ancient Greek mythology, the wife of Odysseus, who stayed loyal to him for tw
In ancient Greek mythology, the wife of Odysseus, who stayed loyal to him for twenty years while he was away fighting in the Trojan War and struggling to return home. She is famous for her clever trick of weaving a cloth by day and secretly unravelling it at night, so that she could avoid marrying any of the men who wanted to take her husband's place.
Penelope waited twenty years for Odysseus to return from the Trojan War.
subject + waited + time period + for [person]
Penelope weaves cloth each day and secretly unpicks it each night to avoid remarrying.
Poets and writers use Penelope as a symbol of loyal love and quiet strength.
Penelope raised her son Telemachus alone while managing a household of unwanted guests.
用法筆記
Penelope is a key figure from Homer's ancient Greek epic, the Odyssey. In modern literature and everyday speech, her name is sometimes used to describe a faithful spouse or a person who shows great patience while waiting for someone to return. The phrase 'Penelope's web' refers to any task that is deliberately never finished.