Antinous
Americannoun
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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
Robert Pattinson, as the most prominent schemer, Antinous, fails to paint a notable portrait and Mr. Holland is even less impressive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
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
For once, Antinous looked speechless, but his bald ghost friend Eurymachus put an arm around Jason’s shoulders.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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