These similes are both representations of war in which the gender of the warrior is separate. ... Knox (17) believes that the role of a woman is to be faithful to her husband and to uphold xenia. Being faithful demands that a woman does not engage in any sexual activity to any man apart from her husband. Xenia demands that a woman should show hospitality to strangers in her house. ...

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