In Homer’s Odyssey Antinous was the most arrogant and violent of Penelope’s 108 suitors. He and the other suitors depleted the resources of Penelope’s household while she struggled to maintain her authority in the absence of her husband, Odysseus. Antinous led a plot to ambush Penelope’s son, Telemachus, and was later rebuked by her. Pressured by Antinous and the suitors to choose a husband from among them, Penelope had announced that she would not do so until she had woven a shroud for her father-in-law. However, she unraveled her weaving by night to delay the insistent suitors. Her ruse was eventually revealed by her attendant.
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