Dear Outis, I am still very sorry to hear of your unfortunate accident, although I am happy to hear that you are doing well and were able to fully read the Odyssey. ... As you must know then hospitality plays a key role in the Odyssey. ... (relate this to songs) Another time when hospitality is used to form a false sense of ease so that one can take advantage of unsuspecting travelers is the songs of the Sirens. The Sirens are able to sing in such a way that it makes any man who hears their song instantly forget their purpose and want to understand where this sweet music is coming from. Even ...

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Throughout The Odyssey women are continuously considered inferior to men, yet in Lanval women are shown respect. For example, each interruption throughout The Odyssey involves a woman attempting to discourage Odysseus from completing his journey. ... The Odyssey is an epic poem, written by Homer, which illustrates the god-like Odysseus' returning voyage from the Trojan Wars back to Ithaca. Along the way, Odysseus is constantly faced with outlandish interruptions, most of which seem to have derived from a woman such as: Circe the nymph, the spellbinding Sirens, and the monstrous Scylla a...

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