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Antinous

American  
[an-tin-oh-uhs] / ænˈtɪn oʊ əs /

noun

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


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It also features Robert Pattinson as one of Penelope's suitors, Antinous, and Lupita Nyong'o as both Helen of Troy and her sister Clytemnestra.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Antinous has been dead for a year, and the circumstances of his death are still unclear to the emperor.

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2018

In the 1920s alone, the Rinconcillo group flourished in Granada, Antinous in Moscow, the Contemporáneos in Mexico City, Pod Picadorem in Warsaw.

From The Guardian Apr. 8, 2016

After Antinous drowned in the Nile River nearby, the town of Antinopolis was founded in his honor, and he became a god, and statues of him were found throughout the Roman Empire.

From Scientific American Apr. 17, 2014

‘At any rate . Antinous turned to Jason. ‘We have gathered now for a much bigger prize.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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