Pēnelopē (English spelling) Penelope

Japanese: Pēnelopē(英語表記)Penelope
Pēnelopē (English spelling) Penelope

…His father was Laertēs. When his wife Penelope (cousin of Helen, wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta) gave birth to their only son Telemachus, Tēlemachos, Helen was kidnapped by the Trojan prince Paris, and the Trojan War broke out. He entrusted the future to his best friend Mentor and led his troops to participate in the expedition. In Troy, he was a famous general with both wisdom and bravery, and in the tenth year of the war, when a fierce quarrel arose between the Greek commander Agamemnon and the greatest hero Achilles, he worked hard to reconcile the two and save his allies from crisis. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pēnelopē" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…父はラエルテスLaertēs。妻ペネロペPēnelopē(スパルタ王メネラオスの后ヘレネの従姉妹)との間に一子テレマコスTēlemachosが生まれたとき,ヘレネがトロイアの王子パリスに誘拐されてトロイア戦争が起こったため,彼は親友のメントルに後事を託し,手勢を率いて遠征に参加した。トロイアでは知勇兼備の名将として活躍,とりわけ戦争の10年目にギリシア軍の総大将アガメムノンと最大の英雄アキレウスが激しい不和に陥った際には,奔走して両者を和解させ,味方の危機を救った。…

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