(n) (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
‖prop. n. [ From. L. Penelope, the wife of Ulysses, the hero of the Odyssey, Gr. Phnelo`ph. ] (Zool.) A genus of curassows, including the guans. [ 1913 Webster ]