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Penelope
n. female first name; (Greek mythology) wife of Odysseus


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Penelope
In Homer's Odyssey, Penélopê (Πηνελόπη) is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and is rejoined with him at last. Her name is usually understood to combine the Greek word for web or woof (πηνη) and the word for eye or face (ωψ), very appropriate for a weaver of cunning whose motivation is hard to decipher. Until recent readings, her name has been associated with faithfulness, but the most recent readings offer a more ambiguous reading.
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Penelope
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) Greek mythology
2. a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)
(synonym) genus Penelope
(hypernym) bird genus
(member-holonym) Cracidae, family Cracidae


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Pénélope (f)
n. Penelope; female first name

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penélope
n. penelope, the wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus. Penelope was made immortal by Circe (Greek Mythology)

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