Far removed from today's individualistic society, is the ancient Greece portrayed in Homer's The Odyssey, where hospitality and good-will were customary. In the epic, Zeus decrees that those who seek clemency from the gods must welcome travelers with hospitality. ... 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. ... Giving good hospitality was the best thing ancient Greeks could do to please the gods, because they could never know when they were in the presence of th...

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While there were numerous themes in the epic, the role of hospitality was one of the most prominent. Throughout the story, Homer depicts scenarios in which hospitality, both on the part of the guest and the host, plays a key role in the events that transpire. ... (Odyssey 54). ... (Odyssey 5). ... (Odyssey" . ...

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Taking elements from The Odyssey and The Once and Future King, this pattern can be spotted. ... For him the mighty sire of gods assign'd " (Homer 279). ... With the presence of temptresses in literature, the reader understands the role of a villain or a distraction to a hero. ... During his journey, he does not acknowledge the gods even a single time because of his excess pride. Odysseus feels himself to be self-sufficient, self-willed, and one who does not need any help from the gods. ...

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In the poem the role of the supernatural beings is multi-faceted, and they are used by Pope to demonstrate many ideas. ... One of the most striking features of the classical epic is the connection between the mortal world of man and the immortal gods, the use of some form of supernatural machinery, which is precisely what Pope has done in "The Rape of the Lock". ... As I have previously pointed out, the role of the supernatural beings in this poem is, indeed multifaceted. Whilst on one hand they are representative of the coquettish young ladies of Augustan society, in the mock-heroic sense the...

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