Penelope
Album: Deeper Waters
By: Laura Vecchione
By: Laura Vecchione
Duration
4:53
Genres
Description
"Penelope" is the story of the Odyssey from the woman's perspective. In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus goes off to war taking twenty years to return, and leaving his wife, Penelope to hold up the fort. Every day she weaves a tapestry and keeps her suitors at bay by unraveling it at night. I took liberties with Homer to change the ending, allowing Penelope to have her own voice after years of growth and individuation.