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Penelope

The daughter of Ikarius (Icarius) of Sparta and the faithful wife of Odysseus; her name literally means Weaver.

While Odysseus was thought to be lost in the Trojan War she delayed the choice of a new husband by saying that she would not make a decision until she had woven a funeral shroud for Odysseus’ aged father, Laertes; each day she would weave the shroud and each night she would undo a portion of that days work; the trick worked well enough to delay her irascible suitors until Odysseus could return home and reclaim his wife and property.

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