Monday, December 9, 2019

Penelope's Side of the Story

We hear a lot about Odysseus's escapades but little about poor Penelope. For this post, imagine you are Penelope and writing on your papyrus scroll. Odysseus has just come home and made himself known to you and the suitors. What a day!

Now write your diary entry....keep it short, no more than five lines -- but make them count!




43 comments:

Anonymous said...

Alex Beck Pd 7
Dear Diary,
Odysseus has come home!
I am so glad he will finally get rid of these other men.
His son is so happy like me.
Thank the gods for his return!

Unknown said...

Stephen Forbin
Odysseus finally returned home to Ithaca
He meets his 20 year old son
He tells us about all the hardships he went through to get here
He also apologized to Poseidon for what he did to them
Now that he is here, no more men will come to the house anymore

Unknown said...

PD7^^^

Anonymous said...


Dear Diary ,
Today is the day the love of my life comes home
The Day where he meets his son once again
we sat and talked about his journey he went through
and the sacrifices he made

Anonymous said...

Jenna Alvarado
pd 3.

Dear Diary,
My love has finally come home today after being away from me for so long i had missed him oh so much. When he arived he told me about all the journeys had gone through in order to get here. I am so happy hes here now no other men will come and i can be in peace.

Anonymous said...

Odysseus is home! He is alive! My love has finally returned to me. I can now live my days without
fear, but with love. Thank you great gods.

Cyntia Ady pd 3

Unknown said...

Mariyah Byrd
pd:3

Dear Diary
Odysseus finally made it back
He finally gets to see his son all grown up
He has a lot of things going on with his hair
I miss him so much I cannot wait for tonight
Now he can work on his flock
But I know he loves everyone here

Anonymous said...

Exosé K pd:07

Dear diary,
Odysseus came back to his beloved home Ithaca
He meets his son that is now 20 year old son
He tells us about all the hard things he had to go through to get back here
He is back so now no more men will come to the house anymore
And he also apologized to Poseidon for what he did to him

Anonymous said...

Myles Rush Pd. 6

Dear diary,
My love, Odysseus, has returned! For 20 years I have lived without him, raising our son Telemachus alone on our homeland of Ithaca. We have long awaited his return. At times, we believed he would never come back. My life is finally complete and my heart is restored.

Anonymous said...

Danielle Bien-Aimé
pd.7
Dear diary,
Finally my dear Odysseus has returned
After 20 years of worrying and sleepless nights
I can finally rest peacefully
As well as our son who never lost hope
And we are now a complete family of three

Anonymous said...

Ryan Brinker Pd: 6
Dear Diary,
Odysseus has finally returned home to Ithaca!
At times, I thought he was dead, but he is alive!
He will meet his twenty year old son and
Men will no longer come to the house.
Thank you Gods!

Anonymous said...

Edward Caraballo Pd 7

Dear Diary,
Today is the day I have awaited for a long time.
My beloved Odysseus has finally come home!
People were telling me he abandoned me but I knew he would come back.
He can now meet his son who has grown so much.
I am so delighted righw now!

Anonymous said...

Catherine Blumhagen Pd 7

Today is a day that I never thought would come.
My husband has finally returned home after his long journey!
Our son spoke for the first time to his father.
He informed us of his sacrifices facing the gods.
Thank you, Gods

Anonymous said...

Eduardo Paz pd7
Dear diary,
My love odysseus is finally home to his family. He finally met his son. The suitors got dealt with. I just wish his mother was here to see

Unknown said...

Ben Adjoyi Pd. 7

Dear Diary,
Odysseus has come home!
The world is back in order
These men can leave my house now
I can be free
I am at ease

Anonymous said...

Aidan Montano P.7

He is back! Oh how I have waited too long, but he finally came back. I knew he would, he is my lovely husband and he will always come back to me. The gods have blessed me and my son. Now my son has his father to know and live with. I can’t wait to learn of his journey back to us. They told me to give up and I didn’t. I knew it and I proved them all wrong. My own mother in law and these annoying me were all wrong.

Anonymous said...

Odysseus has come home!
The years without him have been long.
I had started to believe the worst.
But we are finally back together.
He can meet his son who has become a man.


Ruba Ibrahim Pd. 7

Unknown said...

Ange sanam

Dear diary,
Odysseus has finally returned home
For 20 years I have lived without him
He tells us about his long journey
Also meets our son
thanks,the gods

Anonymous said...

Odysseus has come home after 20 years
I thought he would ever come back
These men can leave my home now
we can do a little some some if you know what I mean

Sade Joyner
period 7
December 12,2019 at 2:04pm

Unknown said...

Dear diary,
The man of my life is coming back home Odysseus
He can finally meet our son
The past 20 years been do different without him
We can finally make love
Marilyn Rivera pd 07

Unknown said...

Jakyah Burnette
Pd.7

My dear Odysseus is finally home
I could not believe he was alive
Though I had faith that he was
I've waited long for his retuning praying to the Gods that he was alive.
He finally met Telemachus after 20 long years.

Anonymous said...

Odysseus finally returns home to Ithaca
He meets his 20 year old son
He tells us about all the hardships he went through to get here
He also apologized to Poseidon for what he did to them
Now that he is here, no more men will come to the house anymore

Anonymous said...

lori thomas
pd:7

dear diary,
Odysseus has finally come home
He gets to finally reunite with telemachus
the last 20 years has been so rough but that’s over
we can finally get back to living as we should

Unknown said...

Carson Nash Pd3

Dear Diary,
I am exuberant that Odysseus has returned.
His presence will rid all of my potential suitors from our home.
He finally gets to meet this son, who is a man now.
I, as well, am overjoyed at having him return to our little family.
It has taken him many years to come back to us, but I never lost hope.

Unknown said...

Reese Johnson pd.6

Dear diary,

-Odysseys has finally returned
-He tells us story's of his adventures and how much he missed us
-He said that he will make his way and get rid of all the suitors
-I'm happy that he came back because this means that I don't have marry one of those animals in my house
-His bow will finally will be put back to use

Anonymous said...

Atsem Pd.7

Dear Diary,
Odysseus has finally come home to Ithaca
I'm happy that all these other men aren't bothering me anymore
Telemachus finally meets his dad after 20 years with no father
We can finally return to our normal lives
Thank all the gods, Odysseus has returned home safely

Unknown said...

Nathan Busey
Pd.6

Dear diary
Odysseus has finally come home
I have so many questions to ask him
why did it take him so long to come back?
he is finally going to take these men away from our home
thank the gods for his exciting return

Anonymous said...

Adrian Barriga Pd.7

Dear Diary,
Odysseus has finally returned back from his journey. The time had passed so much that I forgot how much we have grown older. I should have never doubted his return, he is Odysseus after all. I can't wait to hear his adventures he has went on, since its been such a long time. I trust that he was faithful to me!

Anonymous said...

Emma Kelly, P6

Dear Diary,

Odysseus is at last returned to Ithaca, our prayers have been answered. I find him little changed, but I fear he will not think the same of us. Telemachus is a man now and our home is ruined by the plagues of men who have sought my hand these many years. Thank the Gods for his safe passage, but may they keep us together still. I pray we find his love unwavering.

Unknown said...

Mayeli Guerra
PD:3
Dear Diary
I am very happy that Odysseus finally returned home after a long time without seeing him and his son that have 20-year-old is happy and who never believed that his father was dead, and now that he finally come home I feel protected and I don't feel alone anymore.

Unknown said...

Ephrata pd.3

My heart is at ease
with my Odysseus finally home
with him here my son can grow safe
all id right with the hole in my heart gone
thank Athena

Anonymous said...

Joseph Huddle Pd 6

Dear Diary,
Odysseus has finally returned. I have begun to lose count of the years that he has been gone, but it doesn't matter any longer. He can finally rid our home of the countless men that refuse to leave us alone. He can finally meet his son. He can finally make our family whole again.

Anonymous said...

Odysseus comes home
see his son for the first time in 20 years
Odysseus tells us his story about the travel
I am happy now that all of those men can leave his wife house
He also apologized to Poseidon for what he did Myles Armstead pd 6

MD BLOG said...

Dear Diary
Good news has finally came to Ithaca , Odysseus has a returned 20 years later.After we all thought he died, but now he has come back home to kill the stray men craving for his wife.
Maetti Deresa pd:7th

Anonymous said...

Ieda Tamene
Pd 6

Dear Diary,
My love has finally came back, I haven't been this happy since he left. None of the suitors could make me feel the same way Odysseus does. He finally got to meet our son and we can finally be a happy family together.

Anonymous said...

Anthony X. Piñeiro Pd. 3

Dear Diary,
Thank the gods, Odysseus has finally returned to us on Ithaca,
It has been an eternity-ever since he left, I have dreamt of holding him in my arms,
Now that he has found his way back to Telemachus and I, the experience seems so surreal,
Odysseus' palliative presence has since filled the gaping holes in my heart from these dreaded suitors and the loss of my mother-in-law,
Odysseus, my love, is my medicine and my psyche - I feel as though with him, I can finally reach the unreachable.

Colin Simmonds said...

Colin Simmonds Pd. 6

For there is great news of this day
Odysseus has returned home,
ridding of these atrocious men
I pray that no day comes where he must leave
for he is dearly missed and longed for

Anonymous said...

Sam pd 3

Odysseus has finally come back to me!
My happiness can not be scaled
I have waited for so long
All these nights were hard but
in the end, at least he is home
I pray that he never leaves again

Anonymous said...

Alejandra Olivares Pd 6
Dear Diary,
My husband Odysseus is finally back from his long trip.
He's now back to meet his son that all grown up.
We have a lot to catch up on his journey, and what happened here.
I missed my love so much, how glad I am to know he's alive!

Unknown said...

Dear Diary,
I am so happy that Odyessus is back
Life without him was so tough
I feared the worst but my husband made it back to me
I love him so much
We will never be apart again

Unknown said...

Dear Diary,
I am so happy that Odyessus is back
Life without him was so tough
I feared the worst but my husband made it back to me
I love him so much
We will never be apart again
Leah A

Unknown said...

Dear Diary,
My Odysseus has returned and slaughtered the suitors that sought to replace him. I longed for his return and now find myself both overwhelmed and in shocked denial. I hope that I have raised our son and kingdom as he would wish in his absence. Ithica may now know peace.

Christine Slaughter 7

Anonymous said...

Evan Cawthorne pd:3


Dear diary,
My odysseus is back from that hell that he was in with his men he has came back to me and my son telemches.m so glad he is back so he can run away these rude men who have entered my home and trashed it.