english- alsup people ch 16-22
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Eumaeus | the swineherds. takes in Odysseus |
| Amphinomus | a suitor killed by Telemachus and a favorite of penelope |
| Penelope | odysseous' wife |
| Eurycleia | odysseous old nurse. |
| Theoclymenus | knows that odysseous is in Ithica, tells Penelope. the first one to tell her. |
| Piraeus | father of theoclymenus |
| Melanthius | a base subordinate of the suitors, who helps scorn Eumaeus and kicks his begger companion. |
| Antinous | son of Eupithes, one of the two leading suitors odysseus kills him first through the neck |
| Arnaeus (irus) | a begger who chalenges Odysseous to a boxing match.which odysseous wins |
| Autolycus | odysseous' grandfather |
| philoetius | a kindly loyal herdsman who says that he has not yet given up hope of odysseus return;master of the longhorn cattle |
| ctesippus | a wealthy arrogent suitor, throws a cows hoof at odysseous |
| theocylemunus | the singer person of odysseous' house |
| Eurymachus | one of the two leading suitors, son of polybus, and 2nd killed by odysseus |
| athena | disquised as mentor |
| phemius and heral medon | were not killed by odysseus the only ones spared |
| Melanthius | killed last, looped his nose and ear with knifes, tore his genitals out and fed then to the dogs to eat adn hacked of his hands and feet |
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