)]] In Homer's Odyssey, Penélopê (????????) is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and is rejoined with him at last. Her nameIt happens to be close to the Greek word for duck. is usually understood to combine the Greek word for web or woof (????) and the word for eye or face (??), very appropriate for a weaver of cunning whose motivation is hard to decipher.For the mythology of weaving, see Weaving . Until recent readings, her name has been associated with faithfulness,J.W. Mackail, Penelope in the Odyssey (Cambridge University Press, 1916, epitomizes the traditional view of the dutiful Penelope. but the most recent readings offer a more ambiguous reading.Marylin A. Katz, Meaning and Indeterminacy in the Odyssey (Princeton University Press, 1991) Role in the Odyssey

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