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Antinous
the wanted odysseus' wife penelope :)
Athena helps Odysseus defeat the suitors.
Phemius, son of Terpes is the gifted bard in the Odyssey. He plays for the suitors unwillingly while they feast in Odysseus' palace. When Odysseus fights the suitors, Phemius begs for his life and is spared with Telemachus' intervention.
Keeping them at bay
The suitors' families were either persuaded to accept defeat and move on, or they were subtly discouraged by the protagonist from pursuing the courtship further. In some cases, the families found other suitable matches for their children, bringing about a peaceful resolution to the situation.
Antinous
Not at all. The suitors were guests of Penelope, not hosts.
Leodes
The two main head suitors in the Odyssey are Antinous and Eurymachus. They are the most aggressive and prominent among the suitors competing for Penelope's hand in marriage.
A heroic society in decay.
the wanted odysseus' wife penelope :)
Athena helps Odysseus defeat the suitors.
Penelope's suitors are a major subject in Homer's The Odyssey. Agelaus was one of the suitors and was killed by Odysseus.
That Odysseus would return after a great deal of time, and kill all the suitors by suprise.
twenty years
All of the suitors and even the sacrificing priest Leiodes fails at this challenge.