Penelope
Mythological Figure
Ancient Greek
Wife of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. Waited faithfully for twenty years, weaving and unweaving her tapestry to delay unwanted suitors.
Connection to Taylor Swift
A touchstone for the catalogue's images of waiting and vigil. Penelope's lamp in the window, the faithful wife weaving and unweaving as she waits for Odysseus, sits behind the windows that recur across the songs, the light kept burning for a love that may or may not return.
Notable Works
- Homer's Odyssey