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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
character in the Odyssey
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mythological figure → queen in Greek mythology → |
| appearsIn |
Greek mythology
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Odyssey → |
| associatedWith |
Ithaca
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palace of Odysseus → |
| culture |
Ancient Greek
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| devisedStrategy |
promising to choose a suitor after finishing the shroud
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unweaving the burial shroud → |
| durationOfOdysseusAbsence |
about twenty years in the myth
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| etymologyProposed |
possibly from Greek for "weaver" or "duck"
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| gender |
female
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| genre |
epic poetry character
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| guarded |
Odysseus’ household
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| hasChild |
Telemachus
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| hasFather |
Icarius
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| hasMother |
Periboea
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| hasOrigin |
Sparta
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| hasRelative |
Anticlea by marriage
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Laertes by marriage → |
| hasSuitors |
Antinous
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Eurymachus → |
| knownFor |
cleverness
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faithfulness → loyalty to Odysseus → resisting suitors → resourcefulness → weaving ruse → |
| languageOfTradition |
Ancient Greek
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| literarySource |
Homer
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| literaryWork |
Odyssey
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| maintained |
Odysseus’ estate during his absence
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| marriedTo |
Odysseus
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| motherOf |
Telemachus
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| mythologicalTradition |
Greek heroic legend
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| narrativeRole |
exemplar of marital fidelity
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foil to the unfaithful wives in myth → |
| residesIn |
Ithaca
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| spouse |
Odysseus
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| symbolizes |
conjugal loyalty
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domestic virtue → patience → |
| testDetail |
asks about the secret of their marriage bed
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| tests |
Odysseus on his return
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| timePeriodOfMyth |
Mycenaean era (mythic setting)
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| title |
Queen of Ithaca
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Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Antinous
→
Eurymachus → |
associatedWith |
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Homer's Odyssey
→
The Penelopiad → |
mainCharacter |
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Christina Ricci
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Christina Ricci → |
notableWork |
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contest of the bow in Ithaca
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featuresCharacter |
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Penélope Cruz
("Penélope")
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givenName |
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contest of the bow in Ithaca
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initiatedBy |
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Eurycleia
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keepsSecretFrom |
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Hermes
("Penelopeia")
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lover |
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Eurycleia
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loyalTo |
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Telemachus
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mother |
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Pan
("Penelope (wife of Odysseus)")
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possibleMother |
|
The Penelopiad
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retellsFromPerspectiveOf |
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Odysseus
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spouse |