Figure

Penelope

kind: legendary
kept on the legendary shelf; the biographer himself shelved him beside the kings
4 mentions across 3 episodes of the record — counted by the house’s first pass receipt — the figure shelf, first pass receipt — the curator’s pass

The regnal line — the editor’s table of years, never the record’s voice

The editor’s table of years hangs in this house, but this life is not yet pinned to it. Until it is, the when is a label, not a shelf.

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The witnesses — who says so

Herodotus · the inquirer's shelf

Hdt. 2.145 named 2 times in this episode — as “Penelope” The Histories · A. D. Godley, 1920–25

Hdt. 2.146 named once in this episode — as “Penelope” The Histories · A. D. Godley, 1920–25

Plutarch · the biographer's shelf

Plut. Demetrius 25 named once in this episode — as “Penelope” Demetrius · Bernadotte Perrin, 1914–1926

Doors to the sister houses

logoi — the words

No door is cut to the word-house from this room yet. Doors are cut from the record itself, never guessed; logoi.health keeps the words meanwhile.

mythoi — the stories

No door is cut to the story-house from this room yet. mythoi.health keeps the stories meanwhile.

The record here: The Histories, Herodotus — Godley, 1920–25 · Parallel Lives, Plutarch — Perrin, 1914–26 · 81 works · 5,142 episodes served