Amphinomus rushed the king in all his glory,
charging him face-to-face, a slashing sword drawn –
if only he could force him clear of the doorway, now,
but Telemachus – too quick – stabbed the man from behind,
plunging his bronze spear between the suitor’s shoulders
and straight on through his chest the point came jutting out –
down he went with a thud, his forehead slammed the ground.
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 22, lines 94-100. The death of suitor Amphinomus is described. As he attacks Odysseus with his sword, Telemachus stabs him with his spear in the back.