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US
/pəˈnɛɫəpi/
]
NOUN
- a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)
- (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
How To Use Penelope In A Sentence
- As in Homer, after further tribulation, he will eventually reach Ithaca, kill Penelope's suitors, and live with wife and son until a peaceful death in old age.
- Penelope-like, she both weaves a narrative and contextual account of Lippi's life and work and unpicks her handiwork, creatively frustrating the reader's expectation of biographical closure.
- Among the distinctive bird species in the hotspot is the aforementioned white-winged guan (Penelope albipennis, CR), which is found only in the dry forests at the southern extreme of the hotspot. Biological diversity in Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
- Two gates there are for dreams," said Penelope to Odysseus after his ten years' wandering had ended. "One made for horn and one of for ivory.
- She was obliged to obey, and she called Menelaus in her own voice, and Diomede in the voice of his wife, and Ulysses in the very voice of Penelope. Tales of Troy: Ulysses, the sacker of cities
- Jan, Eve and Penelope were all ready for the off as we went to say goodbye.
- Penelope and Helen had, during the week, decided that my rooms were a most apt place to sojourn during the hot afternoons, and the best place to try on dresses.
- And definitely dressed for the occasion were mother and daughter Pamela and Penelope Gahan.
- Penelope will be down for dinner later this afternoon, assuming she has remembered!
- Experienced British thespians Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton have supporting roles as the matriarch and patriarch of the Hewitt clan.
