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Antinous
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Antinous (lived 2nd century)

Favourite of Roman emperor Hadrian. He accompanied the emperor on his travels and drowned in the River Nile. Hadrian then decreed him a god, instituted festivals and founded the city of Antinoopolis, near the site of his death, in his honour.



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Picture then the evening when Odysseus, his son Telemachus, and his shepherds have just killed all the suitors, including Antinoos, who was generous and would have been favored by Penelope.
Preface by Liyong, Taban lo / African American Review
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