Antinous

[ an-tin-oh-uhs ]

nounClassical Mythology.
  1. the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.

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How to use Antinous in a sentence

  • Hadrian built a city dedicated to his deceased lover Antinous, had coins minted with his visage and commissioned statues that portrayed him as Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife.

    Scandalous Love Affairs That Changed History | Nick Fouriezos | April 14, 2021 | Ozy
  • Opposite is a lovely Antinous, in no mythological character, but in simple, melancholy beauty.

  • To the relief of Antinous Winckelmann gave the place of honour which it now occupies.

    Romance of Roman Villas | Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
  • The statues of Antinous fully realise Keats's ideal of Endymion.

    Romance of Roman Villas | Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
  • But history only whets our curiosity, for ancient writers are neglectful or tantalisingly bald in their allusions to Antinous.

    Romance of Roman Villas | Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
  • This is Antinous, who now makes the most elaborate defense of the case of the Suitors that is to be found in the poem.

    Homer's Odyssey | Denton J. Snider