the suitors of Penelope

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characters in the Odyssey mythological group suitors

The suitors of Penelope are the group of arrogant noblemen who overrun Odysseus’s household in the Odyssey, courting his wife and consuming his wealth until Odysseus returns to take revenge.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Suitors of Penelope 0
suitors of Penelope 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf characters in the Odyssey ⓘ
mythological group ⓘ
suitors ⓘ
antagonistOf Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearIn Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ
challenge bow contest ⓘ
characteristic arrogant ⓘ
greedy ⓘ
overbearing ⓘ
violent ⓘ
consume Odysseus's livestock ⓘ
Odysseus's wealth ⓘ
Odysseus's wine ⓘ
court Penelope NERFINISHED ⓘ
disrespect xenia ⓘ
failToString bow of Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ
includeMember Agelaus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Amphinomus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Antinous NERFINISHED ⓘ
Demoptolemus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elatus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eurymachus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eurynomus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Leiodes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peisander NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peisandros NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polybus NERFINISHED ⓘ
other Ithacan nobles ⓘ
killedBy Eumaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philoetius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Telemachus NERFINISHED ⓘ
killedWith bow of Odysseus ⓘ
spears ⓘ
swords ⓘ
language Ancient Greek literature ⓘ
ledBy Antinous NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eurymachus NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Ithaca NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent slaughter of the suitors NERFINISHED ⓘ
oppose Telemachus NERFINISHED ⓘ
relationToOdysseus usurpers of his household ⓘ
relationToPenelope unwanted suitors ⓘ
resideIn Odysseus's palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolize abuse of hospitality ⓘ
social disorder in Ithaca ⓘ
threaten Telemachus NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod mythical Trojan War era ⓘ
violate guest-host relationship ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca → associatedWithCharacter → the suitors of Penelope ⓘ
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria → hasCharacterType → the suitors of Penelope ⓘ
this entity surface form: suitors of Penelope
slaughter of the suitors → hasParticipant → the suitors of Penelope ⓘ
subject surface form: Slaughter of the Suitors
bow of Odysseus → notStringableBy → the suitors of Penelope ⓘ
this entity surface form: suitors of Penelope