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Penelope was the wife of Odysseus, a Greek hero and King of Ithaka in Homer's Odyssey.

Biography[edit | edit source]

While her husband went off to fight in the Trojan War, Penelope remained loyal to her husband by staying home and weaving her shroud until he returned.^[1] Though haunted by suitors believing Odysseus had died in the war, she kept them at bay by promising she would make her choice when she finished her shroud.^[2]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

By the Peloponnesian War, Penelope was largely remembered in stories. A piece of the shroud she had woven had also survived and ended up in the hands of Elpenor, a member of the Eyes of Kosmos branch of the Cult of Kosmos. However, he claimed bandits had stolen it from him and taken it to their hideout within the ruins of Odysseus' Palace on the island of Ithaka.^[3] After meeting the misthios Kassandra in 431 BCE, Elpenor tasked her to retrieve the shroud. Kassandra succeeded in this task, but upon returning to Elpenor, he gifted the shroud to her as thanks for proving to him that she was capable of completing contracts.^[4]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first mentioned)
Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR (mentioned in Database entry only)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Tours: The Life of a Greek Woman: "Weaving"
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Shroud of Penelope
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Fancy Guests
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Penelope's Shroud

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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+'''Penelope''' was the wife of [[Odysseus]], a [[Greece|Greek]] hero and King of [[Ithaka]] in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey (epic poem)|Odyssey]]''.
-'''Penelope''' was the wife of [[Odysseus]], a [[Greece|Greek]] hero and King of [[Ithaka]] in [[Homer]]'s [[Odyssey]].
-At some point in her life, Penelope possessed a prized [[Shroud of Penelope|shroud]], which she had stored in her husband's [[Odysseus's Palace|palace]] in Ithaka. In the 5th century BCE, the shroud was stolen by a group of bandits. In 431 BCE, [[Elpenor]] requested the [[Sparta]]n [[mercenary]] [[Kassandra]] to travel to the palace and retrieve the shroud. When Kassandra returned with shroud, Kassandra was convinced by Elpenor to keep it.<ref name="Penelope's Shroud">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Penelope's Shroud]]</ref>
+==Biography==
+While her husband went off to fight in the [[Trojan War]], Penelope remained loyal to her husband by staying home and weaving her shroud until he returned.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: The Life of a Greek Woman]]: "Weaving"</ref> Though haunted by suitors believing Odysseus had died in the war, she kept them at bay by promising she would make her choice when she finished her shroud.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Shroud of Penelope]]</ref>
-==Appearance==
+==Legacy==
-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}
+By the [[Peloponnesian War]], Penelope was largely remembered in stories. A piece of the shroud she had woven had also survived and ended up in the hands of [[Elpenor]], a member of the [[Eyes of Kosmos]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]]. However, he claimed [[bandit]]s had stolen it from him and taken it to their hideout within the ruins of [[Odysseus' Palace]] on the island of [[Ithaka]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Fancy Guests]]</ref> After meeting the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] in 431 BCE, Elpenor tasked her to retrieve the shroud. Kassandra succeeded in this task, but upon returning to Elpenor, he gifted the shroud to her as thanks for proving to him that she was capable of completing contracts.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Penelope's Shroud]]</ref>
-==Reference==
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1stm}}
+*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}}
+==References==
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