Demoptolemus

In Homer's Odyssey, Demoptolemus (/ˌdɛməpˈtɒlɪməs/; Ancient Greek: Δημοπτόλεμος, romanized: Dēmoptólemos) was one of the 108 suitors of the queen of Ithaca, Penelope.^[1][2] He came from Dulichium along with 51 other suitors.^[3] Demoptolemus, with the other suitors, met his end by the spear of Odysseus in the final stages of the battle in the hall of the latter's palace.^[4][5]

See also

• List of Greek mythological figures
• Suitors of Penelope

Notes

1. Reece, Steve (1995). "The Three Circuits of the Suitors: A Ring Composition in Odyssey 17-22" (PDF). Oral Tradition. 10 (1): 207–229. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
2. Homer, Odyssey 22.242
3. Apollodorus, E.7.26–27
4. Pope, Alexander (2008). The Odyssey of Homer. Wildside Press LLC. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-4344-6138-4.
5. Homer, Odyssey 22.265–266; Apollodorus, E.7.33

References

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.