Penelope

Penelope was Ulysse's wife. She was the daughter of a Spartan prince, who apparently raised a statue in honor of Modesty where he last saw her (which is kinda strange, since Spartans are supposed to be tough, un-loving people). A year after their marriage, Ulysse was called up to the Trojan War, and then went through all the adventures in, "The Odyssey."

While her husband was going through his epic voyage, however, all of Penelope's friends were pressuring her to get married again since Ulysse was believed to be dead. Penelope, however, wanted to buy her husband sme time and so she promised everyone that she would get married again once she finished a robe she was working on, which was never managed since she would sow all day and unstitch her points all night. This is where the expression "Penelope's web" is derived from, meaning a work that is always in progress and never done.