The+suitors+Eumaios+and+Antinous

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//**__Name__**: Eumaios __**Description**__// //: He was once a trojan warrior. __**Roles**__// //: He was a loyal servant and swine herd of Odysseus. __**Synopsis**__// //: Eumaios was abused by the suitors of penelope. When recognize Odysseus he helped him get rid of the suitors of penelope. __**Sources**__// //: http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Eumaeus1.html http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Mythology/Eumaeus.html http://www.sandiegoaccountantsguide.com/library/Alcinous.php http://classiq.net/story-odyssey/chapter-xv-eumaeus-swineherd//
 * __Alternative Name__**// //: Eumaeus
 * __Summary__**// //: In the Odyssey, Eumaeus is the first person Odyssues meets after his return to Ithaca. Although he doesn't recognize his old master, he still treats him well, giving him food and shelter. He also welcomes Odysseus' son Telemachus when he returns from his voyage to Pylos and Sparta. During Odysseus' absence Eumaeus had acted as a father to Telemachus. Despite being a swineherd, Eumaeus was fairly wealthy and could afford to buy his own slave. However, the suitors of Penelope abused him, taking his best pigs for their own feasts and leaving him with only piglets to eat. Later, when Eumaeus finally recognizes Odysseus, he helps Odysseus kill the suitors.
 * __Relatives__**// //: Ktesios (father)

//**__Name__**: Antinous __**Relatives**__// //: Son of Eupeithes __**Roles**__: He was one of Penelope's suitors __**Sources**__// //:http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/amen/g/081709Antinous.htm http://hsci.cas.ou.edu/exhibits/exhibit.php?exbgrp=3&exbid=20&exbpg=3 http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Mythology/Images/AntinousOd.gif//
 * __Summary__**// //: According to Homer, Antinous was one of Penelope’s suitors during Odysseus’ absence because of the Trojan War. Antinous was the most hated of the suitors of Penelope, as well as the first to die. He tried to kill Telemachus, son of penelope and Odysseus. In the return of Odysseus, Antinous was the first suitor slain by Odysseus.