Why compare Penelope to "Artemis or golden Aphrodite" when she comes down the stairs?

When the narrator is comparing Penelope to Artemis and Aphrodite in the Odyssey, he means she looks like Artemis (Goddess of the hunt, forests and hills, the Moon, and archery) in chastity and like Aphrodite ( ancient Greek goddess associated with love, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation) in beauty.

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Penelope is compared to "Artemis or golden Aphrodite" when she comes down the stairs because:

"Penelope's appearance was like that of the Artemis in chastity and Aphrodite in beauty.'

Who is Penelope?

According to Greek mythology, Penelope was one of the daughters of Icarius of Sparta and the nymph Periboea; and wife of the hero Odysseus.

Penelope was known as the goddess of faithfulness, virtue, and patience.

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