She cleansed her cheeks,
her brow and fine eyes with ambrosia smooth as the oils
the goddess Love applies, donning her crown of flowers
whenever she joins the Graces’ captivating dances.
She made her taller, fuller in form to all men’s eyes,
her skin whiter than ivory freshly carved.
…The suitors’ knees went slack, their hearts dissolved in lust –
all of them lifted prayers to lie beside her, share her bed.
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 18, lines 218-223, 241-242. Athena makes Penelope more beautiful for the suitors by cleansing her cheeks, brow and eyes with ambrosia, making her taller and giving her ivory skin. The suitors are stunned by her beauty, they all lust after her and each wants to win her as their wife.