Penelope

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# Clue Answer As Given Value Round Category Air Date Show
A weaver by day & an unraveler by night, she kept suitors at bay during Odysseus' absence by never finishing her shroud Penelope $2,000 DJ MYTHOLOGY 2021-06-24 #8429
During Odysseus' absence, she wove a never-finished shroud Penelope DD $4,000 DJ MYTHOLOGY 2014-12-22 #6966
A project that is, by design, never finished is called the web of this woman, Ulysses' wife Penelope $1,000 J MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS & PHRASES 2012-11-28 #6488
Some say the name of this faithful wife means "with a web over her face"; others say it means "striped duck" Penelope DD $5,000 DJ IT'S GREEK MYTH TO ME! 2007-12-13 #5354
Of her suitors, it was said Leiades was the only one righteous at heart Penelope DD $1,000 DJ MYTHOLOGY 1996-05-28 #2717
Odysseus won the hand of this woman by winning a foot race organized by her father Penelope $600 DJ WOMEN IN MYTHOLOGY 1995-03-16 #2434
The name of this woman in mythology is Greek for "weaver" or "bobbin worker" Penelope FJ MYTHOLOGICAL WOMEN 1994-05-13 #2245
This wife of Odysseus was a first cousin of Clytemnestra Penelope $1,000 DJ MYTHOLOGY 1993-06-07 #2031
During Ulysses' absence, she put off suitors by weaving a never-ending shroud Penelope $800 DJ WOMEN IN MYTHOLOGY 1993-04-06 #1987
Wife of Odysseus whose weaving has become a metaphor for an endless task Penelope $800 DJ MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS & PHRASES 1991-12-16 #1681
During the absence of her husband, Odysseus, she was courted by more than 100 suitors Penelope $600 DJ MYTHOLOGICAL WOMEN 1991-01-11 #1470
While Ulysses was fighting the war she kept a lock on her bedroom door Penelope $500 J MYTHS & LEGENDS 1989-11-17 #1200
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