Epic+Simile19

"The skin in her pale face grew moist the way pure snow softens and glistens on the mountains, thawed by the Southwind after powdering from the West, and as the snow melts, mountain streams run full."pg. 360; Line 241.

This simile is a comparison of the tears streaming through Penelope's cheeks, to the way the snow on mountains melt, making the stream carry more water.