... he struggles to maintain order in his father's 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 ... civility is immediately put into question. As a result of their disregard for the traditional hospitality standards, both Odysseus and the gods immediately seek revenge and eventually take the lives o...

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