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Faithful wife delays unwanted suitors by a craft stratagem

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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Faithful Spouse. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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greek roman

  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE. / THE HERACLIDAE. / THE SIEGE OF TROY. / RETURN OF THE GREEKS FROM TROY.; lines 10394-10485 confidence: high

    Athene hides Odysseus in a cloud, appears as a shepherd, tells him he is in Ithaca, reports on his family and the suitors, describes Penelope's weaving stratagem, and Odysseus kisses his native ground.

    Penelope promises to decide after completing Laertes' robe but undoes the weaving at night to delay the suitors.

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