Displaying xenia in this society was the only accepted code of moral conduct and was regarded as the golden rule of civility. ... (Odyssey 54). ... (Odyssey 5). ... (Odyssey" . ... As a result of their disregard for the traditional hospitality standards, both Odysseus and the gods immediately seek revenge and eventually take the lives of every suitor who disrespected the Greek tradition of xenia. ...

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