What Tom Holland has said about Penelope
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 15, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Penelope 2 times in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on July 15, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland describes Odysseus's refusal of Calypso's immortality as one of ancient literature's rare great tributes to marital love.
“And it's one of the great eulogies in ancient literature to the joys and the comforts of marital love”
The Rest Is History: 688. The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2) (Jul 15, 2026) · Listen from 17:50
Holland argues that Homer leaves open the possibility that Penelope recognized the disguised Odysseus before the contest.
“I think there is an ambiguity in Homer. There is the possibility that maybe Penelope has recognised him”
The Rest Is History: 688. The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2) (Jul 15, 2026) · Listen from 44:52
Episodes
688. The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2)The Rest Is History · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 h 6 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook retell the second half of Homer's Odyssey, from Telemachus's journey and Calypso's island to the slaughter of the suitors and reunion with Penelope.
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