The Odyssey: Hospitality The Odyssey by Homer

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the meaning of hospitality is "cordial and generous reception of or disposition toward guests". In The Odyssey, hospitality greatly affects the whole book. In fact, because it is used so often, it is one of the six major themes in the epic tale. Every time a stranger would enter a person's home, then that person would take in the guest and treat that guest with courtesy. The person must supply that stranger (guest) with food, drink, and gifts to bear on the way home as a remembrance of that person. Hospitality is such a main factor in the…