1. Oedipus at Colonus
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. ... Telemachus cordially invites him to the feast without question. This reinforces the theme of hospitality, because in Greek myth, gods and goddesses often pose as strangers and beggars to test the people's generosity. ... Because of the suitors" lack of honor and integrity, their civility is immediately put into question. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate