slaughter of the suitors

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climactic scene episode in the Odyssey mythological event

The slaughter of the suitors is the climactic episode in Homer’s Odyssey in which Odysseus, having returned to Ithaca, kills the men courting his wife Penelope and reclaiming his household.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
slaughter of the suitors canonical	4
the suitors of Penelope	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	climactic scene ⓘ episode in the Odyssey ⓘ mythological event ⓘ
depictedIn	Homer's Odyssey ⓘ surface form: Homer’s Odyssey
followedBy	punishment of disloyal maidservants ⓘ recognition of Odysseus by Penelope ⓘ reconciliation with the families of the suitors ⓘ
follows	Odysseus’s return to Ithaca in disguise ⓘ the bow contest of the suitors ⓘ
hasCause	Odysseus’s desire to reclaim his home and kingship ⓘ attempt by the suitors to marry Penelope ⓘ consumption of Odysseus’s wealth by the suitors ⓘ disrespect of the suitors toward xenia ⓘ usurpation of Odysseus’s household ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	frequent subject of ancient and later visual art ⓘ paradigmatic example of heroic vengeance in Greek epic ⓘ
hasKeyAction	Athena aids Odysseus in battle ⓘ Odysseus locks the doors of the hall ⓘ Odysseus shoots Antinous ⓘ Telemachus arms himself beside Odysseus ⓘ
hasLocation	Ithaca ⓘ Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca ⓘ surface form: great hall of Odysseus Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca ⓘ surface form: palace of Odysseus
hasMainCharacter	Odysseus ⓘ
hasMoralDimension	divine sanction of Odysseus’s retribution ⓘ
hasOutcome	death of the suitors ⓘ reclaiming of Odysseus’s household ⓘ restoration of Odysseus as king of Ithaca ⓘ
hasParticipant	Antinous ⓘ Athena ⓘ Eumaeus ⓘ Eurymachus ⓘ Penelope ⓘ Philoetius ⓘ Telemachus ⓘ the suitors of Penelope ⓘ
hasTheme	justice ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ restoration of order ⓘ revenge ⓘ violation and restoration of xenia ⓘ
hasWeaponUsed	arrows ⓘ bow of Odysseus ⓘ spears ⓘ swords ⓘ
occursInBook	Homer's Odyssey ⓘ surface form: Odyssey Book 22
partOf	Homer's Odyssey ⓘ surface form: Odyssey
precededBy	Odysseus’s revelation to Telemachus ⓘ stringing of Odysseus’s bow ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

the contest of the bow in Ithaca → relatedWork → slaughter of the suitors ⓘ

subject surface form: contest of the bow in Ithaca

Eurymachus → associatedWith → slaughter of the suitors ⓘ

this entity surface form: the suitors of Penelope

Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca → event → slaughter of the suitors ⓘ

bow of Odysseus → usedIn → slaughter of the suitors ⓘ

Philoetius → participatesIn → slaughter of the suitors ⓘ