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Antigonus (mythology)

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Slaughter of the suitors of Penelope by Odysseus and Telemachus, assisted by Eumaeus and Philoetius. Campanian red-figure bell-krater, ca. 330 BC, Louvre (CA 7124)

In Greek mythology, Antigonus (/ænˈtɪɡənəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίγονος means 'comparable to his father, worthy of his father') was one of the suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers.[1] He, with the other suitors, was killed by Odysseus with the help of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[2]

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  1. ^ Apollodorus, Epitome 7.26–27
  2. ^ Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33

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