Odysseus' wife Penelope is shown carrying his bow to the suitors who are making merry in Odysseus' palace.

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According to Greek tradition, Penelope was the wife of Odysseus, king of Ithaca. Odysseus spent 10 years fighting against the Trojans (Trojan War said to have been around 1184 ) and then another 10 years trying to get back home. Meanwhile, with many believing Odysseus dead, Penelope had many suitors and she said she would choose whom she would wed as soon as she finished weaving the piece on her loom. But, at night, she would unravel the yarns to delay the decision. Finally, she says that she will marry the suitor who can string and use Odysseus' bow. In this 1883 illustration, Penelope is shown carrying the bow to the suitors who are making merry in Odysseus' palace.

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