Among these, Ulysses' devoted wife Penelope and his grown son Telemachus. But Ulysses' return is not eagerly awaited by everyone, especially by his enemies. They openly court Penelope and ask her ...

Part 1 In his third and final story featuring Odysseus, Hermes relates what happens when Odysseus comes home to his wife, Penelope. Athena, goddess of wisdom, has been slow to help Odysseus on his ...

Why Penelope? Because Penelope is one of the characters of Odyssey. She waits Ulysses and the chair beside her is for her husband, but wee can see thet it is empty and so now she is old and alone.

Telemachus (Ulysses' son), Penelope (Ulysses' wife), Athena, Circe, Poseidon and Zeus are all major characters. More from Variety ...