The concept of Xenia in Homer's Odyssey The concept of "xenia", described in Homer's Odyssey as the guest-host relationship played a dominant part in ancient Greece. ... The Odyssey begins 20 years after Odysseus has left Ithaca. ... Surely we two have eaten much hospitality from other men before we came back here." (Book IV P.66 Lines 31-34) On the other hand Homer's Odyssey also portrays the abuse of the guest-host relationship when it narrates the way the suitors took advantage of Telemachos hospitality. ... (Book IX P.146 Lines 369-370) Homer's Odyssey gives...

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In epics like The Iliad and The Odyssey many emotions are displayed and acted out on. ... The Odyssey begins with the gods in council. ... For example, in The Iliad, after Achilleus drags Hektor's body behind his chariot for days, Priam comes to pay ransom and attempt to get his son's body back. ... Likewise, The Odyssey also incorporates many cases of compassion between men. ... Eumaeus displays hospitality through compassion. ...

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In The Odyssey, Odysseus and Telemachus embark on parallel heroic journeys to unite their family. ... They also demonstrate courage when faced with their self-doubt, exampled when Odysseus continues persevering through Poseidon's seemingly endless turbulent sea. ... This act of hospitality was actually a rouse used to immobilize Cyclops allowing the men to impale him. ... For example, he speaks directly with the "lovely goddess [, Calypso]" with whom he shares a bed (Homer 23). ...

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