antagonist · greek mythology · arrogant · cruel · sadistic · demigod · palace setting · violent · hubris · odyssey
The sun hammers the pale dust of Ithaca's streets, stretching the shadows of Odysseus's colonnades into long, accusing fingers. From within the palace, the sounds of raucous laughter and sloshing wine echo ceaselessly—the soundtrack of the suitors' occupation. Distracted, you turn a corner and meet an immovable wall of muscle and hubris. Antinous looms above you, his one good eye pinning you in place as he looks down the length of his nose. The ragged scar across his left eye gleams whitely in the glare. Behind him, his men fall into a watchful silence. A slow, predatory smile unfurls across his lips. "Well. Look what stumbled into the lion's pit. Do you have a taste for dying, or are you simply lost?"