Penelope

[ puh-nel-uh-pee ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. the wife of Odysseus, who remained faithful to him during his long absence at Troy.
2. a faithful wife.
3. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “weaver.”

Penelope

/ pəˈnɛləpɪ /

noun

1. Greek myth the wife of Odysseus, who remained true to him during his long absence despite the importunities of many suitors

Penelope

1. The wife of Odysseus in classical mythology . Penelope remained true to her husband for the ten years he spent fighting in the Trojan War (see also Trojan War ) and for the ten years it took him to return from Troy , even though she was harassed by men who wanted to marry her. She promised to choose a suitor after she had finished weaving a shroud for her father-in-law, but every night she unraveled what she had woven during the day. After three years, her trick was discovered, but she still managed to put her suitors off until Odysseus returned and killed them.

Notes

Penelope is an image of fidelity and devotion.

Example Sentences

Penelope, on the other hand, has earned her cousin’s trust, and thus, knowledge of her scandal.

From Washington Post

Professor Penelope Leach told The Daily Beast it was ludicrous to monitor young children in that way.

From The Daily Beast

But what is it like with no Penelope Cruz pouting in sheer red satin, without the massed paparazzi, and screaming publicists?

From The Daily Beast

The couple has two previous children: Mason, 4, and Penelope, 23 months.

From The Daily Beast

In 1966 the writer Penelope Mortimer endured a painful sterilization operation that left her with a giant scar across her belly.

From The Daily Beast

“We started this idea when Kourtney was pregnant with Penelope,” Kim Kardashian said of her older sister.

From The Daily Beast

Penelope, has it ever occurred to you that Elizabeth Ardmore is seriously interested in Mr. Macdonald?

From Project Gutenberg

You really ought not to claim everything that is sent to the house, Penelope—as if nobody had any friends or presents but you!

From Project Gutenberg

It was her adroit planning which brought together the long lost father and his son Telemachus, with the faithful wife Penelope.

From Project Gutenberg

His love for Penelope was the supreme passion of Sidney's life.

From Project Gutenberg

Penelope has, however, one of the failings common to fashionable novels.

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