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Before leaving for the Trojan War, Odysseus had told Penelope to remarry when Telemachus could grow a beard. True False

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true, odyssues told Penelope to remarry 
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Answer:

True

Step-by-step explanation:

Ulysses and Penelope had been married, and only a year later they had to separate because of Ulysses's departure for the Trojan War. Before leaving, Ulysses gave permission for Penelope to marry again, but she was sure that Ulysses would return, so she waited for his return.

The excerpt from the book which shows this is: "Penelope told them of their misfortunes, recalling the order of Odysseus, when he went to war:" When you see the beard on our son, marry whomsoever he wills leave this house. " and said that his pain was greater because the suitors did not follow the traditional customs. "

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