Character dossier
Antinous
The boldest and most arrogant of the men courting Penelope, Antinous treats Odysseus' palace as already his own — and, on learning of Telemachus' voyage, plots to kill him before he can return.
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Role in the epic
Leader of the suitors
Atlas chapter
The Search for the Father
Where this figure enters the journey
Threat at Ithaca
Relationship to Odysseus
He counts on Odysseus never coming home, and his open contempt for Telemachus — culminating in a planned ambush at sea — will make him the first suitor to fall when Odysseus finally does return.
Where this figure enters the journey
While Telemachus searches abroad, Antinous and the suitors drain his household's wealth and plot an ambush for his return.
Open the map locationIthaca