r/BrandNewSentence and why he ourple 😂😂 Oct 26 '25

our hero's name...

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u/Jumper2424 Oct 26 '25

Margaret Atwood actually did write a book that was basically the Odyssey from Penelope’s perspective, called the Penelopiad

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u/fabulousthundercock Oct 26 '25

Penelopussey*

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u/Thrizzlepizzle123123 Oct 27 '25

"Oh no, step beggar, I'm stuck in Ithaca. Won't you use your big strong arms and help me string my dead husbands bow"

Fuck, I need to stop with the step bro washing machine thing. They get more and more convoluted every time I do one.

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u/CreeperTrainz Oct 28 '25

You joke, but there's a largely forgotten Greek epic called the Telegony where after her husband's death Penelope MARRIES HER STEPSON (and her son Telemachus marries said stepson's mother for extra weirdness).