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Amphinomus

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[am-fin-uh-muhs] / æmˈfɪn ə məs /

noun

  1. Penelope's favorite suitor.


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Next bold Amphinomus his arm extends To force the pass; the godlike man defends.

From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander

Then Antinoüs placed The paunch before him, and Amphinomus Two loaves, selected from the rest; he fill’d A goblet also, drank to him, and said, My father, hail!

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

Amphinomus took two loaves out of the bread-basket and brought them to him, pledging him as he did so in a golden goblet of wine.

From The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Butler, Samuel

But Amphinomus interposed, and by exerting all his influence induced them to forgo their murderous purpose and disperse quietly to their homes.

From Stories from the Odyssey by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)

Then rose Amphinomus amid them all, Offspring renown’d of Nisus, son, himself, Of King Aretias.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

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