At the point when an individual strolls into somebody's home, his or her early introduction is based off the mortgage holder's cordiality, otherwise called Xenia. In the event that the host shows appreciation and deals with the guest, the guest will feel increased in value. In any case, if the host affronts the guest, the guest will have an awful impression of the host. In Greek mythology, indicating neighborliness is an important part of their way of life. The Greeks do this because gods may be disguised as a person and evaluating the hospitality. The Odyssey, a fantastic bit of Greek writing by Homer, identifies with the utilization of accommodation from multiple points of view; for example, the standards of Xenia, the sustenance they arranged,
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What types of nourishments and beverages the host might serve? In ancient Greek host serve wine. Wine was overwhelmed by the nourishment, and the drinks were joined by snacks such as chestnuts, beans, toasted wheat, or honey cakes. All these snacks are intended to absorb alcohol and extend the drinking spree “Keeping one’s guest supplied with liquor is the first law of hospitality.” (Margaret Way) To not bored the guest they had conversations or the host bring out entertainment such as kottabos (a board game), music, dancers and acrobats. In the Odyssey the Cyclops, Polyphemus ate some of Odysseus crew members. Here he offered wine to Polyphemus get him drunk and try to escape while they still live. “Cyclops, try some wine/ Here’s liquor to wash down your scraps of men/ Taste it, and see the kind of drink we carried/ under our planks. I meant it for an offering/ if you would help us home.. But you are mad, unbearable, a bloody monster! After this, / will any other traveler come see you?” (Kinsella …show more content…
Anyhow here it’s going to discuss bad Xenia. When Odysseus and his crew part shored in an island called Sicily. Odysseus enter a hollow and discovered procurements and sustenance. At the point when Polyphemus returns home with a group of sheep then he blockaded the doorway with a major stone and he discover Odysseus men consuming and taking his things. Polyphemus' treatment of Odysseus and his crew member whom he finds in his hollow when he gets back. In spite of the fact that they, as well, are uninvited, they appear to have done no damage, so Polyphemus is in the wrong when he detains them and consumes a couple of Odysseus crew member. When this happened, Odysseus pretended to be a goddess. But Polyphemus did not care who is who he just care about himself.“You are a ninny, / or else you come from the other end of nowhere, / telling me mind the gods! we Cyclopes/ care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus/ or all the gods in bliss; we have more force by far/ I would not let you or your friends unless i had a whim to/ Tell me, where was it, now, you left your ship/ around the point, or down the shore, I wonder?” (Kinsella 989) Polyphemus pays his activities by losing his eye, in any event incidentally. “Nobody ever did or ever will escape the consequences of his choice” (Albert Montapert) All the choices anyone make will have consequences on his or her
What types of nourishments and beverages the host might serve? In ancient Greek host serve wine. Wine was overwhelmed by the nourishment, and the drinks were joined by snacks such as chestnuts, beans, toasted wheat, or honey cakes. All these snacks are intended to absorb alcohol and extend the drinking spree “Keeping one’s guest supplied with liquor is the first law of hospitality.” (Margaret Way) To not bored the guest they had conversations or the host bring out entertainment such as kottabos (a board game), music, dancers and acrobats. In the Odyssey the Cyclops, Polyphemus ate some of Odysseus crew members. Here he offered wine to Polyphemus get him drunk and try to escape while they still live. “Cyclops, try some wine/ Here’s liquor to wash down your scraps of men/ Taste it, and see the kind of drink we carried/ under our planks. I meant it for an offering/ if you would help us home.. But you are mad, unbearable, a bloody monster! After this, / will any other traveler come see you?” (Kinsella …show more content…
Anyhow here it’s going to discuss bad Xenia. When Odysseus and his crew part shored in an island called Sicily. Odysseus enter a hollow and discovered procurements and sustenance. At the point when Polyphemus returns home with a group of sheep then he blockaded the doorway with a major stone and he discover Odysseus men consuming and taking his things. Polyphemus' treatment of Odysseus and his crew member whom he finds in his hollow when he gets back. In spite of the fact that they, as well, are uninvited, they appear to have done no damage, so Polyphemus is in the wrong when he detains them and consumes a couple of Odysseus crew member. When this happened, Odysseus pretended to be a goddess. But Polyphemus did not care who is who he just care about himself.“You are a ninny, / or else you come from the other end of nowhere, / telling me mind the gods! we Cyclopes/ care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus/ or all the gods in bliss; we have more force by far/ I would not let you or your friends unless i had a whim to/ Tell me, where was it, now, you left your ship/ around the point, or down the shore, I wonder?” (Kinsella 989) Polyphemus pays his activities by losing his eye, in any event incidentally. “Nobody ever did or ever will escape the consequences of his choice” (Albert Montapert) All the choices anyone make will have consequences on his or her