Antinous
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Antinous is one of the leading and most arrogant suitors of Penelope in Homer’s Odyssey, known for his hostility toward Odysseus and his household.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological character
ⓘ
suitor of Penelope ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| appearsInBook |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 1
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 16
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 17
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 2
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 20
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 21
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 22
|
| associatedWith |
Eurymachus
ⓘ
Odysseus ⓘ Penelope ⓘ Telemachus ⓘ |
| consumes | Odysseus’s food and drink ⓘ |
| createdBy | Homer ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| firstSuitorKilledBy | Odysseus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| killedBy | Odysseus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arrogance
ⓘ
hostility toward Odysseus ⓘ hostility toward Telemachus ⓘ leading the suitors of Penelope ⓘ plotting against Telemachus ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| leadsGroup | the suitors feasting in Odysseus’s palace ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | epic poetry character ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Archaic Greek epic ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | shot by an arrow ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | negative example of hubris ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
example of impious and unjust behavior
ⓘ
foil to Odysseus’s rightful kingship ⓘ |
| notableAction |
abuses Odysseus while he is disguised as a beggar
ⓘ
encourages other suitors to consume Odysseus’s wealth ⓘ plots to ambush and kill Telemachus ⓘ pressures Penelope to choose a new husband ⓘ throws a stool at the disguised Odysseus ⓘ |
| occupies | Odysseus’s hall without permission ⓘ |
| residesIn |
Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca
ⓘ
surface form:
Odysseus’s palace in Ithaca
|
| roleInWork | primary antagonist among the suitors ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
lawless consumption of another’s property
ⓘ
violation of xenia ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | mythic age of Greek heroes ⓘ |
| violates | hospitality norms ⓘ |
| workLocation | Ithaca ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
contest of the bow in Ithaca