Examples of Hospitality in the Odyssey
Words: 825 Pages: 3 9377“In the Epic poem The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is on a long hard journey returning back to home in Ithaca after fighting in the Trojan War. Xenia is a key cultural value shown throughout the text. Xenia, or hospitality, translates to guest-friendship and is the Greek concept of generosity and courtesy shown to those far from home. These “rules” of hospitality are followed when Odysseus visits many places along the way. We also see Xenia not followed, and how […]
