1. A Culture Once More
... was the concept of generosity and hospitality. For instance, when Odysseus was struck by the sea and landed in Scheria, Nausicaa told the young maidens, "Bestir yourselves girls, provide our guest with food and drink, and bathe him in the river where there's shelter from the wind" (Homer 107). The common expectation of the Greeks was to not only provide visitors ... spent several nights in favorable care, and even became Circe's lover, forming a bond between each other. The code of hospitality helped strangers continue with their journeys and develop chains of friendship with new people...
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