Medias
The Penelopiad
Be the first to provide feedback
In Homer’s account in The Odyssey, Penelope--wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy--is portrayed as the quintessential faithful wife, her story a salutary lesson through the ages. Left alone for twenty years when Odysseus goes off to fight in the Trojan war after the abduction of Helen, Penelope manages, in the face of scandalous rumours, to maintain the kingdom of Ithaca, bring up her wayward son, and keep over a hundred suitors at bay, simultaneously. W
...
Technical specifications
Release date | August 15th 2006 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Knopf Canada |
Collection | The Myths Series |
Categories | |
Accessibility | No information is available regarding the accessibility of the format Paper |