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Suitors of Penelope
The Suitors of Penelope (also known as the Proci) are one of the main subjects of Homer's ''Odyssey''.
==Mythology==
Penelope's husband Odysseus, king of Ithaca, goes off to fight in the 10-year Trojan War. While most survivors return relatively soon, it takes Odysseus another ten years to return home, and in this time the suitors court Penelope, whom they believe (or hope) has become a widow.
Once Odysseus returns home (whom Athena initially disguises as a beggar so he can plot his revenge in secret), his son Telemachus tells him that there are 108 suitors: 52 from Dulichium, 24 from Same, 20 Achaeans from Zacynthus, and 12 from Ithaca.〔Homer. ''The Odyssey,'' Book XVI, in ''The Iliad & The Odyssey''. Trans. Samuel Butler. p. 628. ISBN 978-1-4351-1043-4〕
Under the pretext of courting Penelope, the suitors proceed to spend their days at Odysseus' house, feasting on the livestock. The suitors provide one of the earliest examples of courting in Ancient Greece (although, as an epic, the accuracy of ''The Odyssey'' is debated).〔See The ''Odysseys page for more information〕 After Odysseus returns home, he meets with Penelope in secret where she organizes a contest where the person who can string Odysseus' bow will become his successor. Upon a disguised Odysseus winning the contest, Odysseus sheds his disguise and kills all of the suitors with the help of Telemachus and Philoeteus.
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