person
Actoris
also: Ἀκτορίς
The single handmaid Penelope's father gave her when she first came to Ithaca, who kept the door of the couple's bedchamber and is the only other living soul who knew the secret of their bed.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §23.208 Actoris
Penelope's single handmaid from her father's house, who guarded the door of her and Odysseus's bedchamber; the only other person alive who could confirm the secret of their marriage bed.