Antinous son of Eupeithes

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In Greek mythology, Antinous, son of Eupeithes, was one of the two chief suitors of Penelope during the absence of her husband, Odysseus, at the Trojan war. The story is told in Homer's Odyssey. Antinous was one of the meanest suitors, one of the most disliked, and the one that was blamed for the suitors having presided at the home of Odysseus. Antinous attempted to kill Telemachus on his return from Menelaus, but Telemachus eluded Antinous' trap. Antinous is the first of the suitors to be killed, being slain by an arrow to the throat by Odysseus in the Great Hall while drinking. Antinous was the suitor who held the most disregard for all of the rules of hospitality in Odysseus' house, and through the tale, Odysseus builds up a climactic hatred towards him, which is expressed in his death.