penelope

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English - Turkish
(Mitoloji) Odysseus'un karısı. Telemakhos'un annesi. Kocası Troia harbine gittikten sonra uzun yıllar tek başına yaşadı ancak kocasına hep sadık kaldı
kocasına sadık vefalı eş
English - English
A female given name
The faithful wife of Odysseus
of mainly British usage
{i} female first name; (Greek mythology) wife of Odysseus
Wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology
in ancient Greek stories, the wife of Odysseus, who remained faithful to him for more than 20 years while he was away from home, fighting in the Trojan War
a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)
A genus of curassows, including the guans
Thomas Sutpen's mare in Absalom, Absalom! Sutpen's comment comparing Milly Jones, who had just given birth to Sutpen's daughter, to Penelope - "Well, Milly, too bad you're not a mare like Penelope Then I could give you a decent stall in the stable" - resulted in Sutpen's murder by Milly's grandfather, Wash Jones
(4 syl ) The Web or Shroud of Penelope A work “never ending, still beginning;” never done, but ever in hand Penelopë, according to Homer, was pestered by suitors while her husband, Ulysses, was absent at the siege of Troy To relieve herself of their importunities, she promised to make a choice of one as soon as she had finished weaving a shroud for her father-in-law Every night she unravelled what she had done in the day, and so deferred making any choice till Ulysses returned, when the suitors were sent to the right-about without ceremony
in classical mythology, the wife of Odysseus who remained faithful to him throughout his absence at Troy, despite having many suitors
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
Wife of Odysseus, mother of Telemakhos
(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
penelope

    Hyphenation

    Pe·ne·lo·pe

    Turkish pronunciation

    pınelıpi

    Pronunciation

    /pəˈneləpē/ /pəˈnɛləpiː/

    Etymology

    [ p&-'ne-l&-pE ] (noun.) From Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη, possibly from πηνέλοψ (pēnelops), “duck”.
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