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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)
Ctessipus, two of the suitors of Penelope, one from Same, and the other from Ithaca. [6] The rich and "lawless" Ctesippus of Same, son of Polytherses , who has 'fabulous wealth' appears in the Odyssey ; he mocks the disguised Odysseus and hurls a bull's hoof at him as a 'gift', mocking xenia , though Odysseus dodges this.
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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 ...
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, Pseras (Ancient Greek: Ψηρᾶς) was one of the suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers. [1]
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.
In Greek mythology, Paralus (Ancient Greek: Πάραλος means 'sea-side') was of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers. [1] He, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus. [2]
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, Marpsius (Ancient Greek: Μάρψιος) was one of the suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers. [1]