Xenia Essay

In this passage, from book 19 of The Odyssey, Penelope talks to Odysseus, who is currently disguised as a beggar. She tells him of her woes, and her clever deception of the suitors for 3 years. However, despite this she must now choose a man to marry, at the urging of her parents, and her own desire to provide a house to Telemachus. This passage connects to several themes within classical heroism. First it introduces the concept of divine intervention and aid as Penelope states “ a divinity…

believed that anyone could be anyone. If you aren’t gracious to people who come to you for shelter or food, you could be in a gods dislike list because you didn’t show hospitality or xenia to that person. Ancient Greeks believed that a god could come down to earth disguised as someone else like a poor beggar and seek xenia from you. If you don’t show them good hospitality then you could be killed by the god. Eumaios shows that he is open to all people by letting Odysseus disguised as a…

In Homer’s The Odyssey, Telemachus has no control over his own home, while Nestor is king in a magnificent, orderly palace, where he hosts lavish banquets. Telemachus sets off from his home in Ithaca – which suitors of his mother, Penelope, have invaded – to Pylos on the trail of his father, Odysseus. For all Telemachus knows, Odysseus may be dead, but the stirring speech Athena regaled him with has inspired Telemachus to take the impetus and actively search for his father. In Pylos he finds…

community laws in The Odyssey are based primarily on xenia. Xenia is the idea of guest-friendship and hospitality, and is one of the most sacred laws for the Greek culture. Many examples of Xenia are within the Odyssey, especially as Telemachus visits Pylos and Sparta. Athena exhibits the trait of friendship in her relationship with both Odysseus and Telemachus, and those she visits along her journey. This relationship is a derivative of the emphasis of Xenia and morality in the Greek…

emphasised the lack of compassion toward their citizens. While it is obvious to see from the collection of diary entries from the day of the coronation, not everyone in the Romanov dynasty was as Cold-blooded as the Tsar exhibited. Such as grand duchesses Xenia and Olga, who showed great concern over how Tsar Nicholas II conducted himself on the day, which in fact was just…

opportunity with our dreams is always possible with enough self-determination, talent, love and passion but because of circumstances, some of us are afraid to take a risk and give up without even getting started. That’s not the case with Tara Webster (Xenia Goodwin). With the hope of getting back where she was, decisions and taking risks were made. In the audition for getting a contract in the National Ballet Company, an accident occurred where Tara broke her back because of marble that is…

skills came in his persuasive speech to the Phaecian Princess Nausicaa. The Smooth Talker is able to overcome his scary appearance and successfully receives the Princess’s aid by dousing her in flattery, evoking pity, and appealing the Grecian value of xenia. At the very start of Odysseus’s plea to Nausicaa, the hero heavily relies on flattery in order to obtain the help he desperately needs. Before the Princess can even ask who this stranger is, Odysseus turns on the charm by questioning: “I…

A Hero’s Son Awakens Athena has had the greatest influence on Telemachus’ growth. Homer’s epic The Odyssey demonstrates Odysseus’s son, Telemachus, at first as an inexperienced, timid, and helpless young prince that is greatly pampered by his mother, Penelope. Due to his lack of confidence and assertiveness, Telemachus struggles to stop the many suitors who overrun his father’s palace and greedily devour the family’s vast stockpile of food and wine. Like Odysseus, Telemachus experiences his own…

In many societies, hospitality was a way of life. In The Odyssey, hospitality was the generous act of allowing guest to stay who have come across their land. In Greek culture, it was a very important aspect of their lives. Xenia, the relationship between host and guest, is shown through hospitable and inhospitable actions. Traveling in these days were difficult because travelers would usually travel by foot or boat, making the trip longer. Travelers had to rely on people to open up their home.…

Wynona Ryan The Odyssey The Odyssey, an epic poem written by the blind poet Homer, is the story of the resourceful Odysseus, king of Ithaca. The Odyssey tells the tale of Odysseus’ years of hardship in trying to return home to his wife and son after victory over the Trojan war, with the interference of gods and goddesses. The epic poem was then adapted into a film, also named The Odyssey, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky in 1997. This essay is the discussion of the differences and…