... 311-312), “’Penélopê, deep-minded queen […]. ... Penélopê is known in Greek mythology as the wise and beautiful wife of Odysseus. ... There is another wise and beautiful woman in modern days that can be comparable to her: Princess Diana. She is the woman who had volunteered herself to work in many charities when she became the Princess of Wales. ... Thus, Princess Diana is a modern heroic character who is most identical to Penélopê. ... Princess Diana came from a viscount family in Sandringham, who were close friends with the royal family. Eventually, Prince Charles and Diana met and she became the Princess of Wales. ... One of the reasons of such a well-known marriage was because Princess Diana was the first Englishwoman to marry an heir to the throne since Lady Ann Hyde did, which was three hundred years ago.
Penélopê also marries Odysseus becoming Queen of Ithaca. Although The Odyssey does not tell much about Penélopê’s background and the event of her marriage, she is found out to be the daughter of Icarius, King of Sparta. It also hints that Penélopê meets Odysseus a similar way in how Princess Diana met Prince Charles.
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