Far removed from today's individualistic society, is the ancient Greece portrayed in Homer's The Odyssey, where hospitality and good-will were customary. ... To acknowledge the importance of a major principle in ancient Greek culture, the purpose of this essay is to examine the role that hospitality plays in The Odyssey. Gestures of hospitality in The Odyssey were used as an instrument to tell the reader who were the protagonists and who were the antagonists. ... Furthermore, to find an example of a lack of hospitality indicating antagonists in the story of Telemachus, one need only ...

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As you must know then hospitality plays a key role in the Odyssey. Hospitality is a trait that is widely shown throughout the Odyssey as a pure act of generosity, however there are instances where hospitality is given or sometimes falsified by the host so that they can expect or make some sort of benefit. First and foremost we should start off with the positives of hospitality throughout the novel, and as you know there are countless examples. ... Now Outis, to think that that was just one example is just crazy, but after careful consideration there seems to be an underlying meaning of all th...

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