In old Greek stories, Penelope is the wife of Odysseus. He leaves home to fight in the Trojan War, and then he cannot get back for more than twenty years.

In old Greek stories在古希臘故事裡， Penelope is the wife of Odysseus潘妮洛普是奧德修斯的妻子。 He leaves home to fight in the Trojan War他離家去打特洛伊戰爭， and then he cannot get back for more than twenty years結果二十多年都回不來。

While he is away, many men want to marry her and take his house. She does not marry them. She also does not throw them out in a simple way.

While he is away他不在的時候， many men want to marry her and take his house很多男人想娶她、佔他的房子。 She does not marry them她不嫁給他們， She also does not throw them out in a simple way但也不是簡單地把他們趕走。

She uses a clever trick: she says she will choose a husband when she finishes weaving a burial cloth for her husband's father. Every day she weaves; every night she secretly pulls the work out, so the cloth is never finished.

She uses a clever trick她用了一個聰明的計謀： she says she will choose a husband她說要選一個丈夫， when she finishes weaving a burial cloth for her husband's father等她織完公公的壽衣才要。 Every day she weaves她每天織布， every night she secretly pulls the work out每天晚上又偷偷把織好的部分拆掉， so the cloth is never finished所以那塊布永遠織不完。

People remember her as a wife who stays true for a very long time. Though actually, the story is also about being patient and smart, not only about love.

People remember her as a wife人們記得她是一個妻子， who stays true for a very long time忠貞了很久很久。 Though actually不過， the story is also about being patient and smart這個故事其實也在講耐心和聰明， not only about love不只是在講愛情。

Today Penelope is also a girl's name in English, often shortened to Penny. In a story class, the name almost always means this woman.

Today Penelope is also a girl's name in English今天Penelope也是英文裡的女生名字， often shortened to Penny常常簡稱Penny。 In a story class在故事課上， the name almost always means this woman這個名字幾乎都是指這位女性。