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The suitors learn of Penelope's delaying tactic when one of her maidservants, Melantho, reveals it to her lover Eurymachus. Upon finding out, the suitors demand that she choose a husband from among them. Slaughter of the suitors by Odysseus and Telemachus, Campanian red-figure bell-krater, c. 330 BC, Louvre (CA 7124)
In Homer's Odyssey, Demoptolemus (/ ˌ d ɛ m ə p ˈ t ɒ l ɪ m ə s /; Ancient Greek: Δημοπτόλεμος, romanized: Dēmoptólemos) was one of the 108 suitors of the queen of Ithaca, Penelope. [1] [2] He came from Dulichium along with 51 other suitors. [3]
In Greek mythology, Eupeithes / j u ˈ p aɪ ˌ θ iː z / (Εὐπείθης Eupeíthēs) was the father of Antinous, the leader of the suitors of Penelope. After his son's death at the hands of Odysseus, Eupeithes tried to revolt against his rule. He was killed by Odysseus's father, Laertes.
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In Homer’s Odyssey, Eurymachus, along with the majority of his fellow suitors, shows no regard for the Greek custom of xenia or guest-friend hospitality; he is arrogant, disrespectful, and consumes food and drink without the slightest reciprocation. Eurymachus is noteworthy for being manipulative and deceitful, at one point even fooling ...
In Homer's Odyssey, Amphimedon (/ æ m ˈ f ɪ m ɪ ˌ d ɒ n,-d ə n /; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιμέδων) was the Ithacan son of Melaneus and one of the suitors of Penelope. [ 1 ] Mythology
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, Philodemus (Ancient Greek: Φιλόδημος Philodēmos means 'love of the people, friend of the commons') was one of the suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers. [1]
He was one of the suitors of Penelope [2] and was considered the best-behaved of them. Despite Odysseus 's warning, Amphinomus was compelled by Athena to stay, as he had been a suitor nonetheless. He was killed by a spear thrown by Telemachus during the Ithaca massacre?; ironically, Amphinomous had twice tried to dissuade the suitors from ...