Antinous is the leader of the suitors of Penelope, as he is the richest, and the most outspoken. Eurymachus is the next most reknowned of the suitors, and is well known for his command of the language.
Antinous suggests to have the suitors killed. Since Telemachus is the only suitor that keeps Antinous from Penelope, if Antinous gets rid of Telemachus and the rest of the suitors, he will be the only one left in the house and Penelope will be forced to marry Antinous.
The suitors believe Odysseus to have killed Antinous by mistake, and they threaten to kill him as well.
Antinous
Antinous blames Penelope for stringing the suitors along and not committing to marry any of them.
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 leader of the suitors of Penelope, as he is the richest, and the most outspoken. Eurymachus is the next most reknowned of the suitors, and is well known for his command of the language.
As leader of the suitors, Antinous led them all to their deaths by being the first to die.
He challenges Odysseus and of course Odysseus wins and later he kills the leader of the suitors.
Antinous suggests to have the suitors killed. Since Telemachus is the only suitor that keeps Antinous from Penelope, if Antinous gets rid of Telemachus and the rest of the suitors, he will be the only one left in the house and Penelope will be forced to marry Antinous.
The suitors believe Odysseus to have killed Antinous by mistake, and they threaten to kill him as well.
Antinous
Antinous blames Penelope for stringing the suitors along and not committing to marry any of them.
Odysseus killed Antinous first among the suitors. Antinous was the most arrogant and disrespectful of the suitors, leading the group in their disrespectful behavior towards Odysseus' household. By targeting him first, Odysseus aimed to eliminate the leader of the suitors and send a strong message to the others, demonstrating his strength and reclaiming his authority.
The leader of the suitors, Antinous, along with the other suitors, conspires to kill Odysseus upon his return to Ithaca. They disrespect him, mock him, and try to take over his kingdom in his absence. Ultimately, Odysseus defeats them in a final showdown.
The suitors considered Antinous ungracious for treating the beggar so poorly and warned Antinous that if the beggar were really a god, then Antinous might suffer some ill fate.
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.