Speaking of hospitality, Agathe Thornton says this "social institution is one of the most important themes- (38). ... Furthermore, this particular scene ends as it does to underscore the theme of the Iliad, namely, the anger of Achilles. ... In Book IX of Odyssey, a sudden shift from upholding the hospitality code to violating it occurs in the story of Polyphemus. ... Inversely, Odysseus and his men enter the cave without being invited and have a look inside the cave (Odyssey, IX, 227-233). ... Odysseus and his men built a fire inside Polyphemus" cave and seated themselves and then waited...

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