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Illustration from Gustav Schwab of Odysseus killing the suitors Ulysses' revenge on Penelope's suitors (Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1814). In the Epic Cycle, Antinous (also Antinoüs; Latin: Antinous) or Antinoös (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίνοος, romanized: Antínoös), was the Ithacan son of Eupeithes, best known for his role in Homer's Odyssey.
Slaughter of the suitors of Penelope by Odysseus and Telemachus, assisted by Eumaeus and Philoetius. Campanian red-figure bell-krater, c. 330 BC, Louvre (CA 7124). Philoetius (/ f ɪ ˈ l iː ʃ i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Φιλοίτιος, romanized: Philoítios) is a character in Greek mythology who plays a significant role in Homer's Odyssey, aiding Odysseus, Telemachus, and Eumaeus in their ...
Penelope. Drawing after Attic pottery figure. Penelope encounters the returned Odysseus posing as a beggar. From a mural in the Macellum of Pompeii. Penelope (/ p ə ˈ n ɛ l ə p i / [1] pə-NEL-ə-pee; Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπεια, Pēnelópeia, or Πηνελόπη, Pēnelópē) [2] is a character in Homer's Odyssey.
He encounters Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, in Book 18 of the Odyssey. He insults him, perceiving him to be a threat as another beggar, and Odysseus rebukes him. They argue back and forth until the suitor Antinous notices the confrontation and declares that the winner of their fight will be given food and permission to sit with the suitors.
Odysseus stopped her from telling Penelope or anyone else (except Telemachus, who already knew) in the house of his true identity. Eurycleia also informed Odysseus which of his servant girls had been unfaithful to Penelope during his absence, conspiring with Penelope's suitors and becoming their lovers. Among them was Melantho. His son ...
While Odysseus is killing the suitors, he begs for mercy, saying that he tried to stop the others and they were paying for not listening to him. Odysseus hears him out, but says that, as a priest, he must have prayed for Odysseus to not come home, so he kills him anyway. [19] Peisander, son of Polyctor. Offered a necklace as a gift to Penelope ...
Slaughter of the suitors of Penelope by Odysseus and Telemachus, assisted by Eumaeus and Philoetius. Campanian red-figure bell-krater, ca. 330 BC, Louvre (CA 7124)In Greek mythology, Calydoneus (Ancient Greek: Καλυδωνεὺς) was one of the suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers. [1]
As Odysseus lies dying, [10] he and Telegonus recognize one another, and Telegonus laments his mistake. Telegonus brings his father's corpse, Penelope, and Odysseus' other son Telemachus, back to Aeaea, where Odysseus is buried and Circe makes the others immortal. Telegonus marries Penelope, and Telemachus marries Circe. [11]