Penelope
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Penelope is the faithful and resourceful wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology, renowned for her loyalty and cleverness during his long absence in the Odyssey.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penelope canonical | 42 |
| Homer's Penelope | 1 |
| Penelope (mythological figure) | 1 |
| Penelope (wife of Odysseus) | 1 |
| Penelope from Homer's Odyssey | 1 |
| Penelopeia | 1 |
| Penélope | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Odyssey
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ queen in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| associatedWith |
Ithaca
ⓘ
Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca ⓘ
surface form:
palace of Odysseus
|
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| devisedStrategy |
promising to choose a suitor after finishing the shroud
ⓘ
unweaving the burial shroud ⓘ |
| durationOfOdysseusAbsence | about twenty years in the myth ⓘ |
| etymologyProposed | possibly from Greek for "weaver" or "duck" ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry character ⓘ |
| guarded | Odysseus’ household ⓘ |
| hasChild | Telemachus ⓘ |
| hasFather | Icarius ⓘ |
| hasMother | Periboea ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Sparta ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Anticlea by marriage
ⓘ
Laertes by marriage ⓘ |
| hasSuitors |
Antinous
ⓘ
Eurymachus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cleverness
ⓘ
faithfulness ⓘ loyalty to Odysseus ⓘ resisting suitors ⓘ resourcefulness ⓘ weaving ruse ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literarySource | Homer ⓘ |
| literaryWork |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| maintained | Odysseus’ estate during his absence ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Odysseus ⓘ |
| motherOf | Telemachus ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek heroic legend ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
exemplar of marital fidelity
ⓘ
foil to the unfaithful wives in myth ⓘ |
| residesIn | Ithaca ⓘ |
| spouse | Odysseus ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conjugal loyalty
ⓘ
domestic virtue ⓘ patience ⓘ |
| testDetail | asks about the secret of their marriage bed ⓘ |
| tests | Odysseus on his return ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth |
Mycenaean civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Mycenaean era (mythic setting)
|
| title | Queen of Ithaca ⓘ |
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
contest of the bow in Ithaca
subject surface form:
contest of the bow in Ithaca
this entity surface form:
Penelope (wife of Odysseus)
this entity surface form:
Penélope
subject surface form:
Christina Ricci
this entity surface form:
Homer's Penelope
subject surface form:
Slaughter of the Suitors
this entity surface form:
Penelope (mythological figure)
subject surface form:
Ulysses (poem)
this entity surface form:
Penelope from Homer's Odyssey