Penelope
E25049
Penelope is the faithful and resourceful wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology, renowned for her loyalty and cleverness during his long absence in the Odyssey.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penelope canonical | 42 |
| Homer's Penelope | 1 |
| Penelope (mythological figure) | 1 |
| Penelope (wife of Odysseus) | 1 |
| Penelope from Homer's Odyssey | 1 |
| Penelopeia | 1 |
| Penélope | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T156825 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Penelope Context triple: [Homer's Odyssey, mainCharacter, Penelope]
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A.
Hesione
Hesione is a figure in Greek mythology, often identified as a mortal woman or princess associated with the Titan Prometheus in later mythic traditions.
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B.
Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy is a legendary figure from Greek mythology renowned as the most beautiful woman in the world, whose abduction by Paris sparked the Trojan War.
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C.
Merope
Merope is one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione who became a star in the constellation Taurus.
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D.
Leda
Leda is a figure in Greek mythology, a Spartan queen best known as the mother of Helen of Troy and the Dioscuri after being seduced by Zeus.
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E.
Calypso
Calypso is a nymph from Greek mythology best known for detaining the hero Odysseus on her island of Ogygia in Homer's Odyssey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Penelope Target entity description: Penelope is the faithful and resourceful wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology, renowned for her loyalty and cleverness during his long absence in the Odyssey.
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A.
Hesione
Hesione is a figure in Greek mythology, often identified as a mortal woman or princess associated with the Titan Prometheus in later mythic traditions.
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B.
Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy is a legendary figure from Greek mythology renowned as the most beautiful woman in the world, whose abduction by Paris sparked the Trojan War.
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C.
Merope
Merope is one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione who became a star in the constellation Taurus.
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D.
Leda
Leda is a figure in Greek mythology, a Spartan queen best known as the mother of Helen of Troy and the Dioscuri after being seduced by Zeus.
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E.
Calypso
Calypso is a nymph from Greek mythology best known for detaining the hero Odysseus on her island of Ogygia in Homer's Odyssey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Odyssey
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ queen in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| associatedWith |
Ithaca
ⓘ
Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca ⓘ
surface form:
palace of Odysseus
|
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| devisedStrategy |
promising to choose a suitor after finishing the shroud
ⓘ
unweaving the burial shroud ⓘ |
| durationOfOdysseusAbsence | about twenty years in the myth ⓘ |
| etymologyProposed | possibly from Greek for "weaver" or "duck" ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry character ⓘ |
| guarded | Odysseus’ household ⓘ |
| hasChild | Telemachus ⓘ |
| hasFather | Icarius ⓘ |
| hasMother | Periboea ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Sparta ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Anticlea by marriage
ⓘ
Laertes by marriage ⓘ |
| hasSuitors |
Antinous
ⓘ
Eurymachus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cleverness
ⓘ
faithfulness ⓘ loyalty to Odysseus ⓘ resisting suitors ⓘ resourcefulness ⓘ weaving ruse ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literarySource | Homer ⓘ |
| literaryWork |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| maintained | Odysseus’ estate during his absence ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Odysseus ⓘ |
| motherOf | Telemachus ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek heroic legend ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
exemplar of marital fidelity
ⓘ
foil to the unfaithful wives in myth ⓘ |
| residesIn | Ithaca ⓘ |
| spouse | Odysseus ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conjugal loyalty
ⓘ
domestic virtue ⓘ patience ⓘ |
| testDetail | asks about the secret of their marriage bed ⓘ |
| tests | Odysseus on his return ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth |
Mycenaean civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Mycenaean era (mythic setting)
|
| title | Queen of Ithaca ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Penelope Description of subject: Penelope is the faithful and resourceful wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology, renowned for her loyalty and cleverness during his long absence in the Odyssey.
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
contest of the bow in Ithaca
subject surface form:
contest of the bow in Ithaca
this entity surface form:
Penelope (wife of Odysseus)
this entity surface form:
Penélope
subject surface form:
Christina Ricci
this entity surface form:
Homer's Penelope
subject surface form:
Slaughter of the Suitors
this entity surface form:
Penelope (mythological figure)
subject surface form:
Ulysses (poem)
this entity surface form:
Penelope from Homer's Odyssey