Such kindness to guests was a key feature of the ancient Greeks. In order to advance their island-scattered civilization‚ the ancient Greeks relied heavily on trade and journeys‚ and in consequence‚ one of their key beliefs was the concept of hospitality or xenia. As the ancient Greeks tended to embed such beliefs within their literature‚ Homer‚ an ancient
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Throughout the Odyssey there is an ongoing theme of hospitality or xenia that shows cultural values. The ancient cultural value of Xenia is a religious and social accept that has to do with the relationship between guest and hosts. Both the guess and the host have specific roles. The role of the host was to take in the stranger‚ provide him with shelter‚ food‚ drink and aiding them on their journey with whatever means they have to spear. This is seen in book one when Telemachus unknowingly takes
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Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey demonstrates the importance of hospitality to wanderers and strangers by showing numerous examples of how a host and a guest should properly interact with one another. The law of hospitality is first shown when Telemachus felt “mortified” (I.40) at a guest standing at his doors and goes to personally receive them. Hospitality is emphasized by the fact that Telemachus felt “mortified” or great humiliation at a guest not being properly shown in‚ that causes him‚ the prince
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WOMEN IN THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY The Iliad and the Odyssey depict the events surrounding the Trojan War. The events in the Iliad take place towards the end of the Trojan War. The Odyssey‚ on the other hand‚ takes place 10 years after the Trojan War when Odysseus returns home. Both epic poems share similarities in that they have a pervasive male presence: the hero is male and the majority of the characters are also male. However‚ in the midst of this apparent male dominance in both of these stories
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people who lived in the starkly beautiful part of the world we now call Greece were telling stories about a great war. 2. What are Homer’s great war stories?Iliad and the Odyssey 3. Homer’s stories can probably be traced to what and where? Historical struggles; Aegean sea to the sea of Marmara and Black sea. 4. Homer’s first epic poem and Iliad tells to story of ?Be Specific 10 year war fought outside troy. 5. Who was the Trojan War fought between? People of Troy and Allie’s of Greek Kings. Epic
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an Immortal mother Thetis and a mortal father Peleus. This was not uncommon in Greek culture some gods and goddesses would mingle with mortals and have children or just relations. In these Greek dramas there is The Iliad and The Odyssey in which there are Greek heroes. In The Odyssey the hero Odysseus has gone to fight a war in Troy. After the war he makes a statement to the god Poseidon‚ who tells him he will never make it back to Ithaca. As he sails home he is off
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In just a couple of pages into Book 1‚ we see the ritual of hospitality where Athena‚ “gripping her bronze spear‚” and to world she looked like a‚ “stranger now‚ like Mentes‚ lord of the Taphians (Fagles 81). So to the world‚ Athena is a man now and the first to sees her is Telemachus and to welcome her‚ he say‚ “Greetings‚ strangers! (Fagles 81).” And Telemachus insisted on this stranger to have supper first‚ and then ask what the stranger wanted. It was not just Telemachus who was welcoming to
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3. In the Odyssey hospitality was a big deal because it showed what the citizens values where. The whole concept behind hospitality is that is you were lost you would want someone to take care of you. this is a key values because Odysseus is trying to get home and throughout the whole story he must stay at others homes. In book 6 is says “But now‚ since it is our land and our city that you have come to‚ you shall not lack for clothing nor anything else‚ of those gifts which should befall the unhappy
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immediately be welcomed and situated comfortably within the home. The idea that this is ridiculous and nevertheless unsafe is rather unheard of during the time of the Ancient Greeks. Hospitality is perhaps the most important and most popular quality of their society. Homer‚ a Greek author‚ tells his readers in his epic‚ The Odyssey‚ the significance of xenia demonstrated by characters when they are tested for their loyalty or when they are in need of help‚ representing the philosophy of the Greek culture
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The Iliad (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters‚ traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War‚ the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states‚ it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war‚ the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about
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