"Royal son of Laertes, Odysseus, old campaigner,
think how to lay your hands on all those brazen suitors,
lording it over your house now, three whole years,
courting your noble wife, offering gifts to win her.
But she, forever broken-hearted for your return,
builds up each man’s hopes –
dangling promises, dropping hints to each –
but all the while with something else in mind."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 13, lines 439-446. Athena tells Odysseus about the arrogant suitors who are plaguing his house and courting his wife. The goddess reveals that hearbroken Penelope stays loyal, keeping the suitors at bay, waiting for her husband’s return.