Antenor (mythology)

For other uses, see Antenor (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, Antenor (Ancient Greek: Ἀντήνωρ Antḗnōr) may refer to two distinct characters:

• Antenor, husband of Theano and an Elder of Troy.^[1]
• Antenor, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Zacynthus along with other 43 wooers.^[2] He, with the other suitors, was killed by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.^[3]

Notes

1. Apollodorus, Epitome 3.34.
2. Apollodorus, Epitome 7.29.
3. Apollodorus, Epitome 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.