Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus in Homer's epic poem Odyssey. Penelope may also refer to: People Penelope (dryad), a nymph, mother of the god Pan in Greek mythology Penelope (given name), any of several people and fictional characters Julia Penelope (1941–2013), American linguist, author and philosopher Places Penelope, Texas, a town in the United States Penelope Point, Victoria Land, Antarctica 201 Penelope, an asteroid Penelope (crater), on Saturn's moon Tethys Plays La Penelope, c. 1580, by Giambattista della Porta Penelope (Maugham play) 1912 by Somerset Maugham Penelope (Enda Walsh play), a 2010 tragicomedy Films Penelope (1966 film), starring Natalie Wood Penelope (2006 film), starring Christina Ricci Music The Penelopes, an indie pop/electronic band from Paris Opera Penelope, a German-language opera by Rolf Liebermann Pénélope, an opera by Gabriel Fauré, first performed in 1913 Pénélope (Piccinni), an opera performed in 1785 Songs "Penelope" (Pinback song) "Penelope", a song by Great Big Sea from the album Sea of No Cares "Penélope", a song by Joan Manuel Serrat "Pénélope", a song by Georges Brassens "Penelope", a song cycle by Sarah Kirkland Snider Ships , any of several Royal Navy ships Hired armed cutter Penelope, in Royal Navy service from 1794 to 1799 French frigate Pénélope (1806) , any of several steamships with this name Other uses Penelope (bird), a bird genus in the family Cracidae Penelope (e-mail client), e-mail software now named Eudora OSE Penelope (horse) (1798–1824), thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare Prix Penelope, a thoroughbred horse race in France Penelope High School, Texas, United States "Penelope", the name given to Molly Bloom's Soliloquy in the James Joyce novel Ulysses Penelopeia (plant) , a genus of Cucurbitaceae