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What were the main faults of the suitors? How does Homer characterise individual suitors?
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What were the main faults of the suitors? How does Homer characterise individual suitors? The suitors occupy quite a large part of the epic, and their unheroic, impudent behaviour is in great contrast with the noble qualities of the heroic ideal. They are a part of the generation that did not fight at Troy, and they have not learned the lessons that war teaches. There are descriptions of their transgressions and the necessity of their punishment which is given by Odysseus. Odysseus' home is overrun with these suitors who are seeking to marry his wife, Penelope. The suitors are constantly feasting and gorging themselves at the expense of Odysseus' household. Antinous is the leader of the suitors and the first slain by Odysseus. He is a cruel, greedy, and hypocritical villain, always attempting to justify his evil behaviour by distorting the motives or acts of others. The suitors refuse to...
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