Throughout the Odyssey, Homer puts moments of hospitality. These moments are to show how it is a very important theme in the Odyssey. Hospitality is in the Odyssey from beginning to end and gives some foreshadowing for who will live and who will be spared in the end. Homer truly includes hospitality in the book to separate the good hearted characters from the stone cold villains. In the Odyssey by Homer, Hospitality is an important component that is used to characterize characters in the book such as Eumaios and Antinoos. As Odysseus returns to Ithaca, Homer indirectly characterizes Eumaios to show how he is a selfless, good hearted character that is glad to invite those in need into his home. For instance, as Odysseus makes himself at home
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In particular, Homer uses Telemachus’ frustration to show how Antinoos takes advantage of and does not appreciate others’ hospitality; “Lay your dinners elsewhere, and eat your own food in your own houses, change and change about.-Well, if you think it meet and right to consume one man’s goods without paying, carve away. I will appeal to the everlasting gods... ” (Homer 13). This proves how Antinoos and the suitors in general are characterized as a rude men who take advantage of the hospitality of Telemachus. By manipulating the rules of hospitality, Antinoos shows his true character of a slimy criminal who has no empathy for others. When Odysseus comes home to ithaca disguised as a beggar, Antinoos is very rude to the him showing his horrible hospitality, “Antinoos said: ‘What bad luck has brought this nuscience to spoil our dinner? Just stand clear, will you, and get away from my table…’ then picking up the footstool, he threw it, and hit him full on the back under the right shoulder.” (Homer 221). This demonstrates Antinoos’ horrible hospitality, insulting a guest let alone throwing a stool at him. Antinoos is clearly seen as a cold hearted snake of a person. Both of these examples of poor hospitality are main reasons for Odysseus letting loose on the suitors and especially Antinoos. Hospitality
In particular, Homer uses Telemachus’ frustration to show how Antinoos takes advantage of and does not appreciate others’ hospitality; “Lay your dinners elsewhere, and eat your own food in your own houses, change and change about.-Well, if you think it meet and right to consume one man’s goods without paying, carve away. I will appeal to the everlasting gods... ” (Homer 13). This proves how Antinoos and the suitors in general are characterized as a rude men who take advantage of the hospitality of Telemachus. By manipulating the rules of hospitality, Antinoos shows his true character of a slimy criminal who has no empathy for others. When Odysseus comes home to ithaca disguised as a beggar, Antinoos is very rude to the him showing his horrible hospitality, “Antinoos said: ‘What bad luck has brought this nuscience to spoil our dinner? Just stand clear, will you, and get away from my table…’ then picking up the footstool, he threw it, and hit him full on the back under the right shoulder.” (Homer 221). This demonstrates Antinoos’ horrible hospitality, insulting a guest let alone throwing a stool at him. Antinoos is clearly seen as a cold hearted snake of a person. Both of these examples of poor hospitality are main reasons for Odysseus letting loose on the suitors and especially Antinoos. Hospitality