Antinous

Died c. 1174 BCE

The most insolent of Penelope's suitors and the first one Odysseus kills in the Odyssey.

Antinous is a suitor of Penelope from legend and epic tradition.

This is a figure of legend or epic. The dates are estimates from the setting of the story, not historical facts.

Known as

Suitor of Penelope

Category

Legends & Epics

Died

c. 1174 BCE

Penelope's Suitors

• Eurymachus Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
• Amphinomus Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
• Leodes Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope

From the same age of legend

• Briseis Born c. 1205 BCE, Trojan captive
• Chryseis Born c. 1205 BCE, Trojan captive
• Amphinomus Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
• Eurymachus Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
• Leodes Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
• Melanthius Died c. 1174 BCE, goatherd

Portrait: Theodoor van Thulden (etser), Niccolò dell' Abate (ontwerper), Francesco Primati, Public domain.