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This is possibly the most famous love story in the world behind that of Romeo and Juliet - and without a doubt it is the most popular historically recorded love of all time. ( Public Domain ) Cleopatra and Mark Antony ‘Odysseus and Penelope’ (1563) by Francesco Primaticcio. A story for all of us to remember - true love is worth waiting for and can beat any distance if there’s hope and faith. The mythical king of Ithaca was equally devoted to his true love, and despite following his biological “needs” a couple of times, he eventually declined most temptations and decided to return home to his wife and son. He wouldn’t return home for the next 20 years, a period of time in which Penelope was totally faithful to her husband and declined every offer from the 108 suitors who conquered Odysseus’s kingdom. Soon after they got married, Odysseus had to leave Penelope and their infant son to fight as one of Greece’s leaders in the Trojan War.

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In our modern times very few people would be able to understand the unique bond between Odysseus and Penelope and even fewer could imitate what they did. Some of them might be nothing but creatures of mythology or literature and others are probably exaggerated, but the sure thing is that all these stories became immortal in time and part of pop culture due to their deep message for all of humankind: love conquers all.

Regardless of which group you belong to, here are five ancient love stories that will renew your faith in love. Do you believe in true love? Are you a romantic in constant search of the one thing that so many novels, poems, and films have been dedicated to, or are you one of those people who doesn’t have much faith in love, if any at all, and who mocks the bold “explorers” searching for their one true love?