In Homer's The Odyssey, Penelope is depicted as a woman of many trades. She can be described as the "ideal" woman. She is a wife, a mother, a heroine, and a queen. She has great willpower and is very resourceful. She is loyal, hospitable, and has pride in her home and family. She can ultimately been seen as a pillar that will not crumble, no matter how hard the earth shakes.

Throughout this epic, Penelope is faced with many obstacles that try and break her down. One main obstacle is that of Odysseus' absence. This obstacle shows her ultimate loyalty to Odysseus. Odysseus, her husband has been gone for twenty years. During this time suitors have overcome her house. These suitors are disrespectful and show no regard for Penelope. These suitors want to court her, but are sleeping around with the maids and destroying everything that Odysseus had...