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The Odyssey · Character
Melanthius
A treacherous goatherd who sides with the suitors and insults Ulysses in his own hall.
minor
First appearance: book xvi ulysses discovering himself to telemachus
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- Mythological and Secondary Characters
- Protagonist
- Mycenaean Royal Family
- Penelope's Suitors and Kin
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- Aftermath
- Closing
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