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"Wise Penelope" by Chelsea Castonguay

SciFi/Fantasy text 20 out of 21 by Chelsea Castonguay. ←Previous - Next→

This is a poem based on Penelope from the Odyssey. Now, if you're immature and can't deal with the idea that in the ancient Greek world it was acceptable for women to have women as lovers, I suggest you don't read this. And grow up.

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Wise Penelope

Sitting year after year in her polished

chair, shedding tears for her lost lover.

Faithful Penelope

Ignoring the advances of men, although they

offered her tempting gifts of love and protection,

abstaining from the love of Odysseus for twenty years.

Cunning Melantho

She knew the ways to win the favor of the

lonely Queen who had raised her from a child

and loved her in many ways

The night of brave Odysseus’ return

Penelope spoke with him, her thoughts

clouded by the thought of her lovely,

young Melantho, her own friend and lover of many years

And so compassionate Penelope failed to notice the

husband she had waited for and wanted so long.

Later on, as weary Odysseus’ feet were washed by

his gentle nurse, the goddess of the bright eyes

bewitched Melantho into flirting with Eurymachus

before Penelope’s very eyes

Penelope, lovelorn and distraught, watched with

stone eyes, knowing the inevitable day had come

Melantho had learned the love of a man and

had no use for her aging and needy Queen.

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Date	Name	Comment
22 Jun 2004	Alexander E. Brittan	Loading... I haven't read the Oddysey and I am a writer...no, do not throw a copy at me! I haven't a desire to read the Oddysey, not yet, anyway... Great poem. Um, everyone has stolen everything worth complimenting or complaning about so I'll leave you to it... runs away before a shower of Oddysey books comes down from Chelsea's direction Chelsea Castonguay replies: "you really should read it at some point before you're forced to read it in school and it's mutilated in a text book."
4 Nov 2005	Dan Shevock	Loading... Very nice. I love the classics. There's only one line that seemed a little off to me, "had raised." Your poem makes a great addition to the Odyssey. Chelsea Castonguay replies: "Thanks! I'm sure it does need to be reworked, poetry is definately not my cup of tea!"
28 Mar 2006	Setoria Austin	Loading... I think that it really opens your eyes to what oddysey has to deal with and so does penelope!!!!!!!!!!!! Chelsea Castonguay replies: "Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading."
28 Mar 2006	Setoria Austin	Loading... I think that it really opens your eyes to what oddysey has to deal with and so does peneope!!!!!!!!!!!! Chelsea Castonguay replies: "Glad you enjoyed it. The Odyssey is an amazing piece of literature."
21 Aug 2006	Jennifer Lynn Nelson	Loading... We shall go and force the Odyssey and Iliad on all those who have failed to read it! Mwahahahaha! Chelsea Castonguay replies: "We shall be a force beyond all reckoning! muahahahahaha!"
14 Feb 2008	Anahi	Loading... dudes your TOO into the book!!!! try Harry Potter Chelsea Castonguay replies: "Dudes, you’re like seriously a moron with like, totally terrible grammar skills! Like, totally, take your own advice and read some books and like, get a clue!"
8 Feb 2009	Heroes	Loading... Holy Crap that is horrible there was never any mention of penelope having an affair like this. Poetry isnt just not your cup o tea you suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know more about this than you do believe ive studied this since i was 6 no joke, my old L.A. teach, a genius, would kill you. Ur not mature ur deluded BBBBBBBBBBBBUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT there is SERIOUS Potential
8 Feb 2009	Anon.	Loading... WHATS more ol Mel (Melantho) was the one who squealed on Penelope with the unweaving loom shroud trick
27 Oct 2009	The Wordsmith	Loading... Uh Jenna the oddysey was sort of where Melantho came from, Homer can’t really not give ol’ Mel justice. he created her she is however he wants her to be, its like saying shakespeare portrayed hamlet poorly or Stan Lee (father of most marvel super heroes) portrayred spider-man badly their sposed to be portrayed how ever the the writer thinks they should. I guess Chelsea should get credit for the creativity and being such a good fan of the Odyssey (not sure if I spelled that right) but I don’t like the way you downsized Odysseus her husband, lost light of her life, father of her child, and ONE OF THE AWESOMEST CHARACHTERS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY!!!!!!! I mean your making it so Odysseus fights a war and goes through innumerable obstacles never before passed for 20 years gets home and finds a bunch of jerks pushing his son around taking his stuff and moving in on his wife just to find out his wife is a lesbo and really doesnt care about him anymore
27 Oct 2009	Anon.	Loading... by the way I saw this film of the odyssey and at the end the reason Mel snitched to the suitors was because one of them seduced her and when Odysseus is shooting all the bastards down the seducing suitor gets Mel to open the door and when they run into each others arms Odysseus shoots them BOTH with ONE arrow AWESOMENESS
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