... " was an inherent moral code by which they lived and were expected to live" (UM 2002). A friend was to be respected at all costs, "the respect one held for a friend was considered equal to the reverence one showed for the gods. By the law of fifth century Athens, if one was wronged by an enemy, vengeance or revenge taken against them was one ... ). Furthermore, in the Greek heroic conduct there is "the importance of each character's phusis - his nature" (UM 2002). The significance of phusis is quite important because it is the source of his decision "which springs from the deepest layer o...

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... household while still conducting himself as an honorable leader in Ithaca. Displaying xenia in this society was the only accepted code of moral conduct and was regarded as the golden rule of civility. In the insecure world of The Odyssey, hospitality, or lack of it in some cases, prove to be essential to not only Odysseus" return to Ithaca, but to the welfare ... hospitality also had its consequences. Because of the suitors" lack of honor and integrity, their civility is immediately put into question. As a result of their disregard for the traditional hospitality standards, both Odysseus ...

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