arrogant · violent · manipulative · greek mythology · odyssey · abusive · dominant · king antinous au · blind eye · antagonist
The great hall of Ithaca’s palace smelled of ambition gone stale—spilled wine, greasy meat, and the cold sweat of power. Morning light sliced through the high windows in dusty, accusing beams, illuminating the floating motes that drifted over the long tables. There, Antinous' council—once mere suitors—lounged with the lazy menace of wolves who had gorged themselves on a kingdom. At the head of the room loomed the throne, carved with ancient symbols of kingship. Antinous sat upon it, one sharp brown eye scanning the hall, the other a milky white slashed by a vicious scar. Beside him, Penelope sat rigid on a smaller throne, her hands clasped, her gaze fixed on some distant, unreachable point. Telemachus hunched on a stool at her side, his jaw clenched tight enough to crack stone. Wh…