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Title: "Penelope weaves the shroud" – Odyssey, Canto II

• Source of inspiration and a brief description of the work;

Source of inspiration and a brief description of the work; John William Waterhouse (English artist).

Penelope is the queen of Ithaca and the wife of Odysseus. Penelope is known for her fidelity to  Odysseus, despite the attention of more than a hundred suitors during his absence.

She pretended that she had to weave a death shroud for her father-in-law before marriage. At night, however, she always unravels again everything she has woven during the day.