Question

Which excerpt from the odyssey demonstrate the importance of hospitality in Greek society

Answer 1

Hussain Khan looked at us and growled, "What do you think you're looking at? Get back to work."

We bent to our looms, but then we quickly peeked over our shoulders. Hussain brought the new boy over to an empty loom in the row next to mine, pulled out a rusty shackle, and locked it on the boy's right ankle.

"This will be your place, here's where you'll work," he said.

Based on the excerpt, which inference can be made about the setting?

Children decide to begin working at young ages.Children are used to working in unfair conditions.The workshop is a safe and healthy environment.Carpet-making is the main industry in the area

Answer 2

Hospitality is mentioned many times in Odysseus. It is known as xenia in the poem. One notable example is.

Here is a poor man come, a wanderer,

driven by want to beg his bread, and everyone

in hall gave bits, to cram his bag—only

Antinous threw a stool, and banged his shoulder

The lines show Odysseus disguised as a beggar and shares his bread with another beggar in a weird way because he had to defeat him in order to eat. However, Odysseus does not kill the old man and even shows his hospitality.