Demoptolemus

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In Homer's Odyssey, Demoptolemus (/ˌdɛməpˈtɒlɪməs/; Ancient Greek: Δημοπτόλεμος) 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]

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  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, Epitome 7.26–27
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  5. ^ Homer, Odyssey 22.265–266; Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33

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