{"product_id":"collana-odissea-περίφρων-perifron-saggia-ispirata-a-penelope","title":"Odyssey Necklace \" Περίφρων \" (Perifron, wise) inspired by Penelope","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Wise, prudent, discerning.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf Odysseus is the man of many ways, Penelope is the woman who knows how to wait without ever ceasing to think.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eΠερίφρων\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necklace is dedicated to Penelope, one of the most fascinating figures of Homeric epic: not simply the wife waiting for her husband's return, but a woman capable of resisting, devising, observing, and testing those who stand before her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the heart of the necklace, a delicate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egold-toned crown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e holds an elongated blue and gold bead, from which hangs a delicate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egold-toned stainless steel heart locket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe front of the heart features an engraving inspired by one of the most iconic ancient Greek depictions of Penelope, shown \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat her loom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the faithful companion of her long wait: the fabric she weaves by day and secretly unravels by night to deceive her suitors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside the locket, a phrase that does not belong to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, yet perfectly captures the Penelope portrayed here:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“To be a woman is a powerful thing.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause her strength lies not only in her faithfulness, but in her ability to turn waiting into a form of power. For twenty years, Penelope keeps her suitors at bay through intelligence and cunning, until the test of the bow and the moment when even Odysseus must prove that he truly is who he claims to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd perhaps this is where Penelope and Odysseus truly meet: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein their ingenuity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir final recognition can itself be read as a shared game of wits, in which Penelope is not merely the woman finally found, but one who watches, doubts, and tests. A reading echoed by Luigi Malerba's retelling of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where Penelope's failure to immediately recognize Odysseus takes on the subtle flavour of one final act of defiance — an intricate game of cunning in which, for once, she too holds the reins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlong the chain, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efour small leafy branches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e intertwine with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efreshwater pearls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and delicate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esea-blue Austrian crystals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: echoes of nature, tears, the sea separating Penelope from her husband, and the distant horizon towards which she has looked for so many years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA piece dedicated to women who know how to wait, but above all, to those who \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enever stop choosing, thinking, and deciding for themselves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause being a woman is, indeed, a powerful thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Gold-toned stainless steel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Heart-shaped locket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Engraving inspired by an ancient Greek depiction of Penelope at her loom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Inner engraving: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“To be a woman is a powerful thing”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Decorative gold-toned crown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Elongated blue and gold bead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Freshwater pearls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Sea-blue Austrian crystals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Four intertwined leafy branches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Handmade in Italy with love♥ Each jewel is meticulously handcrafted, meticulously designed and proudly realized by me in my Studio Lab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Roots of the Myth 🌿\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenelope in epic and iconography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenelope is one of the central figures of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: wife of Odysseus, mother of Telemachus, and queen of Ithaca, she spends twenty years awaiting her husband's return while resisting the many suitors who have taken over her household.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer legendary ingenuity is most famously revealed through the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eloom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: she promises the suitors that she will choose a new husband once she has finished weaving the shroud for Laertes, yet each night she secretly unravels what she has woven during the day. Waiting, therefore, is not a purely passive condition for Penelope. It becomes a space in which she can exercise intelligence, strategy, and control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe image of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenelope at her loom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e engraved on the locket is inspired by the ancient Greek artistic tradition, in which the queen of Ithaca is depicted precisely in the act of weaving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe theme of recognition is equally important. When Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, Penelope does not immediately surrender to the certainty of his identity. Instead, she puts him to the test by asking that their marriage bed be moved, knowing perfectly well that it cannot be moved because it was built around the trunk of an olive tree.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis moment reveals an intelligence that mirrors Odysseus' own: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshe tests him in much the same way he has spent his journey testing others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis reading is further echoed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuigi Malerba's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e retelling, which imagines Penelope's failure to immediately recognize Odysseus as a conscious act — almost one final gesture of defiance or revenge after twenty years of waiting. In this interpretation, Penelope remains a player in the game of wits even at the moment of reunion, allowing Odysseus to be the one who must prove his identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is from this intertwining of faithfulness, intelligence, and autonomy that the Penelope of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNóstos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e emerges: not merely the woman who waits for her hero, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea woman who, throughout the waiting, never stops being the author of her own story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe phrase engraved inside the locket, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“To be a woman is a powerful thing,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a contemporary reinterpretation of this idea and is not a quotation from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lacchiappasognijewelry","offers":[{"title":"38 cm","offer_id":53383047643472,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"40 cm","offer_id":53383047676240,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"42 cm","offer_id":53383047709008,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"44 cm","offer_id":53383047741776,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"46 cm","offer_id":53383047774544,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0500\/1360\/1960\/files\/IMG_20260809_103432.jpg?v=1786266337","url":"https:\/\/lacchiappasognijewelry.com\/en\/products\/collana-odissea-%cf%80%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%af%cf%86%cf%81%cf%89%ce%bd-perifron-saggia-ispirata-a-penelope","provider":"Lacchiappasognijewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}