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1. Penelope
   HMS Penelope was a British improved Arethusa Class cruiser of 5270 tons displacement launched in 1935. HMS Penelope carried a crew of 450 and was powered by four Admiralty 3-drum type oil fuelled boilers providing a top speed of 32 knots. Armaments consisted of six 6-inch guns; eight 4-inch anti-air...
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2. Penelope
   Wife of Odysseus, who resisted many suitors during her husband's adventures.
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3. Penelope
   faithful wife of Odysseus, mother of Telemachus; holds suitors at bay for 20 years by weaving Laertes' shroud by day and unraveling it by night because she would not remarry until the shroud was complete.
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4. Penelope
   [n] - (Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity 2. [n] - a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)
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5. Penelope
   In Greek mythology, the wife of Odysseus, king of Ithaca; their son was (pe*nĕl'o*pē) noun [ From. Latin Penelope , the wife of Ulysses, the hero of the Odyssey, Greek Phnelo`ph .] (Zoology) A genus of curassows, including the guans.
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6. penelope
   <zoology> A genus of curassows, including the guans. ... Origin: From. L. Penelope, the wife of Ulysses, the hero of the Odyssey, Gr. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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7. Penelope
   genus Penelope noun a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)
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8. Penelope
   noun (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
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9. Penelope
   • (n.) A genus of curassows, including the guans.
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10. Penelope
    in Greek mythology, a daughter of Icarius of Sparta and the nymph Periboea and wife of the hero Odysseus. They had one son, Telemachus.[3 related articles]
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11. Penelope
    Penelope is a French girl name. The meaning of the name is `Duck` Where is it used? The name Penelope is mainly used In Greek Mythology and In English.If it`s too long people might use In English: Pen In English: PeneSee also In English: Penny (F) Alternative meanings (Old English) Duck Penelope...
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12. Penelope
    Penelope is a cultivated variety of potato.
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13. Penelope
    Penelope (punel'upē) , in Greek mythology, wife of Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus. In Homer's Odyssey she is pictured as a chaste and faithful wife. When Odysseus was away, she was surrounded by suitors who tried to persuade her that he would never return. She agreed to choose anoth...
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14. Penelope
    In Greek mythology, Penelope was the wife of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca; their son was Telemachus. While Odysseus was absent at the siege of Troy she kept her many suitors at bay by asking them to wait until she had woven a shroud for her father-in-law, but unravelled her work each night. When Ody...
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15. Penelope
    In Greek mythology, the wife of Odysseus, king of Ithaca; their son was Telemachus. She represented wifely faithfulness. While Odysseus was absent at the siege of Troy, she kept her many suitors at bay by asking them to wait while she completed a shroud for Laertes, her father-in-law; every night she unravelled her weaving. When Ody...
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16. Penelope
    In Homer`s Πηνελόπεια, Pēnelópeia, or Πηνελόπη, Pēnelópē-->) is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and is eventually reunited with him. Her name has traditionally b...
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17. Penelope
    (disambiguation) `Penelope` is a character in Homer`s epic poem, the Odyssey. `Penelope` may also refer to: In literature and mythology: In film and theatre: In music: In television, animation and video games: Other uses: Places:
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18. Penelope
    (e-mail client) `Penelope` is an extension for the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client software implementing some features of Eudora. History: On October 11, 2006, publisher=Qualcomm-->--> that development of the existing Eudora e-mail client software had ended, and that future versions of Eudo...
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19. Penelope
    (genus) `Penelope` is a bird genus in the Cracidae family consisting of a number of large turkey-like arboreal species, the `typical guans`. The range of these species is in forests from southern Mexico to tropical South America. These largish birds have predominately brown plumage and...
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20. Penelope
    (dryad) In Greek mythology `Penelope` or `Penelopeia` is a dryad, the daughter of Dryops. She resides on mount Kyllene in Arcadia and is the mother of the god Pan or of Nomios (this is a title of Pan). This particular `Penelope` is sometimes confused with her namesake, Penelope, the wife and ...
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21. Penelope
    (Pinback song) `Penelope` is a single released by indie rock band Pinback, on their album, Blue Screen Life. It is regarded as one of their most well-known songs. The two B-sides, `Anti-Hu` and `Seville (Demo)` can be found on Nautical Antiques. The song is written about a pet goldfish...
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22. Penelope
    (Australia band) `Penelope` is a Perth rock band formed in 1996 and dissolved around 2000. History : Penelope played their first pub gig in December 1996 at the Swanbourne Hotel to a receptive audience. Thinking they had something worth listening to they entered the 1997 Australian National C...
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23. Penelope
    (play) `Penelope` is a 2010 tragicomedy play written by Irish playwright Enda Walsh. The play concerns the attempts of four men seeking to win over Penelope in the absence of her warrior husband, Odysseus, who has been away for the previous twenty years fighting the Trojan wars. Plot synopsis...
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24. Penelope
    (crater) `Penelope` is the fourth largest impact crater on Tethys, which is one of Saturn`s moons. It is 208 kilometers wide, and is located near the equator in the center of trailing hemisphere of the moon at 10.8°S, 249.2°W.<ref name=usgs/> It is approximately opposite to the large...
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