... 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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