'Penelope' definitions:
Definition of 'Penelope'
(from WordNet)
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
noun
A genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds) [syn: Penelope, genus Penelope]
Definition of 'Penelope'
From: GCIDE
- Penelope \Pe*nel"o*pe\ (p[-e]*n[e^]l"[-o]*p[=e]), 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]
Penelope, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Penelope, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
Population (2000) :
211
Housing Units (2000) :
102
Land area (2000) :
1.021265 sq. miles (2.645064 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.021265 sq. miles (2.645064 sq. km)
FIPS code :
56672
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
31.859320 N, 96.927403 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
76676
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.