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.

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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

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subject surface form: contest of the bow in Ithaca
Penelope hasSuitors Antinous