"Oh my queen,"
Odysseus, man of exploits, urged her on,
"royal wife of Laertes’ son, Odysseus, now,
don’t put off this test in the halls a moment.
Before that crew can handle the polished bow,
string it taut and shoot through all those axes –
Odysseus, man of exploits, will be home with you!"
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 19, lines 655-661. Odysseus-the-beggar promises Penelope that before a single man strings Odysseus’ bow in her archery contest to choose a new husband, Odysseus will return to her.