Hospitality: Odysseus & Polyphemus Portal: Seeking Wisdom Amanda Conley Salve Regina University Hospitality: Odysseus & Polyphemus Good hospitality is an expected practice in Greek culture. The King of gods‚ Zeus‚ supports proper hospitality. “Zeus of the Strangers guards all guests and suppliants: strangers are sacred—Zeus will avenge their rights!” (Odyssey‚ 9.304-5) The encounter between Odysseus and Polyphemus‚ also known as “the Cyclops”‚ showed a great example of poor hospitality
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Hospitality can be defined as the practice of entertaining strangers graciously. It was a very important trait in Biblical times. In the New Testament‚ the Greek word translated as hospitality literally means “love of strangers.” In the Old Testament‚ Abraham was the host to angels unaware; he invited strangers into his house‚ washed their feet‚ prepared fresh meat‚ had Sarah bake bread‚ and later accompanied them as they left (Genesis 18: 1-15). Even today a traditional greeting by Bedouin people
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Consumers today are becoming digitally conscious and marketers are leveraging this opportunity to position their brands in a clutter breaking manner and gain competitive edge. A highly competitive environment‚ knowledgeable consumers and fast pace of technology are keeping business enterprises on their toes. Today management and its concept have become key for survival of any business entity. Good marketing has become an increasingly vital ingredient for business success and marketing profoundly
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In The Odyssey by Homer‚ hospitality is honored by many‚ such as Nestor and Penelope‚ however‚ there are still some people and creatures who do not show hospitality‚ like Polyphemus. Hospitality is the act of honoring a stranger‚ rather it’s a wealthy traveler or a poor person‚ by comforting and aiding him or her. Usually‚ you are required to bring the person into your house and give him something to eat and a place to rest. Showing honor to your guest is an act of loyalty to Zeus‚ however‚ the traveler
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Hospitality is one of the most important themes in Homer’s The Odyssey‚ and the Phaeacians seem to be among the more hospitable people that Odysseus meets. Among the other people that Odysseus encounters are Aeolus‚ Polyphemus‚ Eumaeus‚ and the suitors. Most of the people he meets are generally pretty hospitable‚ due to the fear of Zeus punishing them. “Jove [Zeus] takes all respectable travelers under his protection”-Eumaeus This rule is called xenia‚ meaning the mutual “friendship” between the
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traveler up to many dangers while making their way to their destination‚ such as mugging‚ murder‚ not being able to find nutrition‚ or not having a place to stay. To avoid these hardships‚ almost every Greek abided by the concept of hospitality. In The Iliad‚ hospitality was shown when Achilles accepted the heralds into his camp‚ when the story of Bellerophon and Oeneus
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Running head: Emerging Leadership Theories0 Emerging Leadership Theories Isaac Jonathan Kurapati Grand Canyon University: LDR 600 Introduction In this day and age where we want a latest updated version of everything‚ surviving and sustaining in a company and being fruitful through the change process in order to produce consistent quality deliverables could be quite a challenge‚ a great leader leads the company through these challenges and
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PREVAILING CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN HOSPITALITY AND THE UPCOMING FOUR SEASONS HOTELS EXPANSION BY FELIX L. H. MURILLO Glion Online MBA Abstract This paper identifies contemporary themes in the Hospitality Industry and why these are emerging or currently pursued. The themes selected are themes directly related with the expansion of hospitality businesses and in particular as they have an effect in the upcoming growth of Four Seasons Hotels. Although Four Seasons already pursues these contemporary
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Emily Pozzuoli MCB2004 04/15/2013 Emerging Infectious Diseases: Avian Influenza A Emerging infectious diseases are diseases that are new or changing‚ and are increasing‚ or have the potential to increase in incidence in the near future. (Pearson‚ Microbiology) Some important contributing factors to the development of EIDs are evolutionary changes in existing organisms‚ the movement of previously identified diseases to new geographic locations and populations by modern transportation‚ and increased
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Business Across Culture Week 3 Learning Journal Hospitality Across Culture Hospitality is the relationship between guest and host‚ or the act or practice of being hospitable. When coming to another country‚ we always want to make a good impression to the native people like showing them our hospitality. But sometimes‚ because of different culture our hospitality is considered as offence.So what should we do in this case? In case study‚ a typical situation
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