Antinous, the leading suitor, consumed Odysseus' herds and abused the disguised king in Eumaeus' presence. Eumaeus opposed the suitors throughout the Odyssey and fought against them in the final slaughter.
Eurycleia opposed the suitors led by Antinous throughout Odysseus' absence, remaining loyal to the household while Antinous and the others consumed Odysseus' wealth and abused his family.
Antinous, the most violent of the suitors, plotted the murder of Penelope's son Telemachus and terrorized Odysseus's household, while Penelope cursed him and prayed for his destruction.
Antinous, the most brazen of the suitors consuming Odysseus's household, plotted to ambush and murder Telemachus at sea on his return from Sparta, and openly threatened the prince in his own hall.
Odysseus killed Antinous with an arrow through the throat during the contest of the bow in the great hall of Ithaca. Antinous was the first suitor to fall, struck while drinking from his cup.
Antinous was the first to fall to the Bow of Eurytus when Odysseus strung the great bow during the contest. The arrow that killed Antinous proved the weapon that none of the suitors could string.
Antinous, the most arrogant of the suitors, occupied Odysseus's palace on Ithaca for years, devouring the king's wealth and abusing his household. He was the first suitor Odysseus killed upon his return.
Antinous threw a footstool at the disguised Odysseus when the hero entered his own hall as a beggar. This abuse of a guest under his own roof deepened the grievance that led to the suitors' slaughter.
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