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Amphinomus

A relatively decent suitor who is killed despite Ulysses' warning to leave.

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First appearance: book xvii return of ulysses to his palace

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TETelemachusOROrestesULUlyssesPAPallas AtheneEUEurymachusAMAmphinomus

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  • Other

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  • Mythological and Secondary Characters
  • Mycenaean Royal Family
  • Protagonist
  • Penelope's Suitors and Kin

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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