Antinous
the chief suitor of penelope, killed by odysseus upon his return from troy.
historical examples
two of the wooers, antinous and eurymachus, were greatly angered at the daring act of the youth.
the adventures of odysseus and the tales of troy padriac colum
antinous refers to it (l. 259) and proposes to defer the contest on that account.
homer’s odyssey denton j. snider
in the talk with antinous he begins another tale or rather the old one, with egypt and cyprus in the background.
homer’s odyssey denton j. snider
antinous might lift his brow, and tell us why he is forever sad.
the marble faun, volume i. nathaniel hawthorne
the volume has a finely-executed steel engraving of the ildefonso group (antinous) in the museum at madrid.
the contemporary review, volume 36, september 1879 various
“i have never yet been able to keep still for any artist,” said antinous.
the emperor, complete georg ebers
the argent limbs of antinous brushed against the garments of mona lisa.
the house of the vampire george sylvester viereck
antinous, searching for his master, had wandered about in the crowd.
the emperor, complete georg ebers
some of these men are strikingly handsome, with shapely statuesque figures that recall the antinous and the apollo belvidere.
bay state monthly, vol. ii, no. 1, october, 1884 various
antinous made no answer, but slowly went back to his litter.
the emperor, complete georg ebers
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