Penelope (disambiguation)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Penelope


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pronunciation= pe-NEL-o-pee
gender = Female
meaning = Weaver
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origin = Greek mythology
nickname = Penny, Pen
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Penelope is a character in Homer's epic poem, the "Odyssey".

Penelope may also refer to:

People

*Penélope Cruz (born 1974), a Spanish actress
*Penelope Delta (1874 – 1941) , Greek authoress
*Penelope Houston (born 1958), an American singer-songwriter from San Francisco

In literature and mythology

*Penelope (dryad), mother of the god Pan in Greek mythology
*Penelope Clearwater, a character in the Harry Potter novels
*, a fictional weapon from the "Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash" novels
*"Penelope", the given name for Molly Bloom's Soliloquy in the James Joyce novel "Ulysses"

In film and theatre

*"Penelope" (2008 film), starring Christina Ricci
*"Penelope" (1966 film), starring Natalie Wood
*"Penelope" (1912 play), by William Somerset Maugham

In music

* Penelope (band), a punk rock band from Quebec
* Penelope (Australia band), a rock band from Perth, Australia
*"Penelope", a song by Great Big Sea from the album "Sea of No Cares"
*"Penelope" (Pinback Single), a song by Pinback from the album "Blue Screen Life"
*Pénélope (opera), an opera by Gabriel Fauré

In television, animation and video games

*Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, a puppet character from the 60's television program "Thunderbirds"
*Penelope Taynt, a character on "The Amanda Show"
*Penelope Widmore, a flashback character (and Desmond Hume's girlfriend) from "Lost"
*Penelope (SNL), a character portrayed by Saturday Night Live cast member Kristen Wiig
*Penelope Pitstop, a cartoon character
*Penelope Pussycat, a character from Warner Brothers' "Looney Tunes"
*Penelope, one of Blair´s / Jenny´s friends in "Gossip Girl" TV Series
*Penelope, a character from the anime "Hamtaro"
*Penelope, a dragon in the animated movie "Barbie as Rapunzel"
*Penelope (Sly Cooper), a character from the video game "Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves"

Other uses

*Penelope (genus), a bird genus in the Cracidae family
*Penelope (e-mail client), an e-mail client
*Penelope (crater), a crater on Saturn's moon Tethys
*HMS "Penelope" (disambiguation)

Places

*Penelope, Texas, USA