Greek Values In "The Odyssey"
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Although the novel The Odyssey is in the form of a poem, throughout the novel the characters of the books reveal Greek values and culture. The novel includes many books within it. Each one tells more of the story of Odysseus' travels. As he travels, he talks to and encounters many Greek characte ....
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.... fright showed they respected the Gods because they were afraid of the punishment they would receive for not being hospitable.
This leads to the next value of the Greeks. Hospitality is very important such that you serve a stranger before you know his name. An example of this was when Eumaeus the swineherd welcomes Odysseus disguised as the bedraggled stranger. He throws his own bedcover over a pile of boughs as a seat for Odysseus, who does not reveal his identity. Observing Zeus's commandm ....
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