The Penelopiad
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The Penelopiad is a novella by Margaret Atwood that retells the story of Odysseus’s wife Penelope and her twelve maids from a feminist, revisionist perspective.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Penelopiad canonical | 2 |
| The Penelopiad (2005) by Margaret Atwood | 1 |
| The Penelopiad (stage play) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Penelopiad Context triple: [Margaret Atwood, notableWork, The Penelopiad]
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A.
Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
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B.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
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C.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
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D.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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E.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
- 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: The Penelopiad Target entity description: The Penelopiad is a novella by Margaret Atwood that retells the story of Odysseus’s wife Penelope and her twelve maids from a feminist, revisionist perspective.
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A.
Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
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B.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
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C.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
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D.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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E.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminist literature
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literary work ⓘ novella ⓘ retelling of myth ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| author | Margaret Atwood ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Odyssey
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
|
| contains |
choral interludes
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poetic sections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Eurycleia
ⓘ
Helen of Troy ⓘ Telemachus ⓘ |
| focusesOn | execution of the twelve maids ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist fiction
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myth retelling ⓘ postmodern fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Penelopiad (stage play)
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linked to:
The Penelopiad
|
| hasISBN | 9781841957173 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Odysseus
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Penelope ⓘ the twelve maids ⓘ |
| mediumOfAdaptation | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective |
choral narration by the twelve maids
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first-person narration by Penelope ⓘ |
| partOf | modern myth retellings trend ⓘ |
| publicationSeries |
Canongate Myth Series
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linked to:
Canongate Books
|
| publicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher | Canongate Books ⓘ |
| questionedCharacter | heroic image of Odysseus ⓘ |
| questions | patriarchal versions of myth ⓘ |
| retellsFromPerspectiveOf |
Penelope
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the twelve maids ⓘ |
| revisesWork | traditional narrative of the Odyssey ⓘ |
| setting |
Hades
ⓘ
Ithaca ⓘ |
| theme |
feminist reinterpretation of myth
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justice and guilt ⓘ memory and storytelling ⓘ power and patriarchy ⓘ voice of marginalized women ⓘ |
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Subject: The Penelopiad Description of subject: The Penelopiad is a novella by Margaret Atwood that retells the story of Odysseus’s wife Penelope and her twelve maids from a feminist, revisionist perspective.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: The Penelopiad
linked to: The Penelopiad