As the day goes on he is still being referred to as a "stranger" and Odysseus is promised by the great king a safe return back home, even though they don't even know where this stranger lives. ... ********Even when looking back at the first example with the Phaiakians it can be assumed that the reason the Phaiakians welcome any stranger no matter who they may be with open arms is to help prevent causing any quarrels with anyone else. ... When you look at most of these instances closely you are able to see that after providing a stranger with all of these offerings it seems that...

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If you are unable to host the strangers, it is your duty to "send them to someone who could host them well". ... Eumaios saying this shows that he is a good man and will give as much as he possibly can to any stranger including Odysseus. ... Throughout Telemachos" coming of age, his character welcomes strangers with kindness and generosity, which he and his people highly benefit from this. ... Although Athena appears as a beggar, Telemachos warmly greets her with a kind welcome in the first book of the epic, "Greetings, stranger! ... This reinforces the theme of hospitality, because in Greek m...

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