Greek Values In "The Odyssey"

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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 commandment to be kind to guests, Eumaeus slaughters a prime boar and serves it with bread and wine. That night the hero sleeps by the fire under the swineherd's spare cloak, while Eumaeus himself sleeps outside in the rain with his herd. Another example of the hospitality the Greeks show is when Penelope has her servant give Odysseus, still disguised, a foot bath. After a long talk Penelope says
"Dear friend never before has there been no man so thoughtful,
among those friend from far places who have come to my palace
as guests, so thoughtful and well-considered is everything you
say. I do have one old woman, who's thoughts are prudent,
who was nurse to that unhappy man, and took good care of him…
and she ...

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