Amphinomos
mythological figure · 1 work · 4 mentions · 8 anchored passages
Amphinomos of Dulichium · Amphinomos son of Nisus · Amphinomus
in the texts
Odyssey
A suitor from Dulichium, son of Nisus, of good natural disposition, who spots the returning ship and argues against killing Telemakhos without consulting the gods.
Thus did he speak, and his words pleased them well, so they rose forthwith and went to the house of Odysseus where they took their accustomed seats.
Let us first take counsel of the gods, and if the oracles of Zeus advise it, I will both help to kill him myself, and will urge everyone else to do so;
He had hardly done speaking when Amphinomos turned in his place and saw the ship inside the harbor, with the crew lowering her sails, and putting by their oars;