The unofficial leader and most arrogant of the suitors occupying Penelopeia's palace. Son of Eupeithes. He respects neither the laws of hospitality nor fears the gods. He is the one who set the ambush to kill Telemakhos. He refuses bread to Odysseus, who comes to the palace disguised as a beggar, and instead throws a stool at him. Because of his arrogance and brutality, he is the first suitor killed, struck in the throat by Odysseus's arrow.
Although his father Eupeithes was protected by Odysseus in the past, Antinoos behaves ungratefully and attempts to usurp Odysseus's home.
A strong and handsome nobleman, but his inner ugliness is reflected in his behavior.
Odysseus
The person he despised without knowing and who ultimately took his life.
Eurymakhos
The other nobleman who is his accomplice.
Penelopeia
The queen he wishes to marry and whose wealth he seeks to seize.
Telemakhos
The young prince he mocks and plans to kill.