Ithacenʹsian Suitors (The)

The suitors of Penelŏpē (4 syl.), wife of Ulysses, King of Ithăca. While Ulysses was absent, many suitors presented themselves to Penelŏpē, affirming that Ulysses was certainly dead. Penelŏpē put them off, saying she would give a definite answer when she had finished the robe she was weaving for Laertēs, but at night she unravelled all she had woven during the day. At last Ulysses returned and slew the suitors.