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Lack Of Xenia In Homer's The Odyssey

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The epic The Odyssey by Homer is an important piece that helps us understand the past Greeks views and beliefs. The epic follow a man named Odysseus on his twenty year journey back to his home Ithaca after the Trojan war. Odysseus along with other characters often have a lack of Xenia, a practice that the Greeks valued highly. This lack of Xenia often leads to their downfall. one example of Xenia not being practiced is when Odysseus finds himself with the cyclops Polyphemus. Odyssey enters the cyclop’s CHECK APOSTROPHE cave out of curiosity. He eats the cheese that he finds without being offered it and then lies to Polyphemus about his name. Both of these actions are a big NO-NO when practicing Xenia. Since he does this, He angers Polyphemus.
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