Eurymachus leads them all in their decision to ambush Telemachus.
they kill the suitors
Telemachus is a barrier between them and Penelope. Telemachus insults the suitors in the first two books of the Odyssey, and threatens to eventually kill them. If Telemachus is dead, then there will be no man in the house. Penelope will be forced to marry. Further, it is easier to kill him before he is full grown.
Telemachus is a barrier between the suitors and Penelope. Telemachus insults the suitors in the first two books of the Odyssey, and threatens to eventually kill them. If Telemachus is dead, then there will be no man in the house. Penelope will be forced to marry. Further, it is easier to kill him before he is full grown.
Antinous is the lead suitor of Penelope, and serves as chief antagonist of Telemachus. He is the richest, loudest, brashest, and most arrogant of the suitors. He leads the suitors in their bad behaviour, and justifies it in front of the council. He also secretly helps plot to kill Telemachus, but the plot fails. Antinous is the first suitor killed by Odysseus.
If not all of the suitors agreed to the plot, then no one spoke up in Telemachus' defense, making them guilty by association and because they could potentially have stopped the attack.
They plot to kill Telemachus on the seas before he returns to Ithaca.
they kill the suitors
The suitors are planning to ambush and kill Telemachus upon his return in order to secure their chances with Penelope and claim Odysseus's estate for themselves. They see Telemachus as a threat to their plans and want to eliminate him.
Telemachus is a barrier between them and Penelope. Telemachus insults the suitors in the first two books of the Odyssey, and threatens to eventually kill them. If Telemachus is dead, then there will be no man in the house. Penelope will be forced to marry. Further, it is easier to kill him before he is full grown.
Telemachus is a barrier between the suitors and Penelope. Telemachus insults the suitors in the first two books of the Odyssey, and threatens to eventually kill them. If Telemachus is dead, then there will be no man in the house. Penelope will be forced to marry. Further, it is easier to kill him before he is full grown.
Antinous who was the son of Eupeithes was the leader of the suitors. Antinous helped instigate the plot to kill Telemachus as he returned from the mainland, and helped spur the fight between Odysseus and Irus, a notorious beggar.
Antinous is the lead suitor of Penelope, and serves as chief antagonist of Telemachus. He is the richest, loudest, brashest, and most arrogant of the suitors. He leads the suitors in their bad behaviour, and justifies it in front of the council. He also secretly helps plot to kill Telemachus, but the plot fails. Antinous is the first suitor killed by Odysseus.
like he sucks
Odysseus makes a sign with his eyebrows, and Telemachus readies his weapons and joins his father next to the bow.
If not all of the suitors agreed to the plot, then no one spoke up in Telemachus' defense, making them guilty by association and because they could potentially have stopped the attack.
Telemachus decides to leave Ithaca to gather news of his father. Antinuous and the other suitors arrange for some of the suitors to follow Telemachus from Ithaca and kill him on the seas.
The suitors see Telemachus as a threat to their plans to marry Penelope and take over Odysseus's kingdom. By eliminating Telemachus, they believe they can remove any obstacles to their goals and solidify their own power and wealth.