Xenia- Greek Concept

According to Greek mythology, Cronus was intimidated by his children. So in attempt to keep reign, he ate his children as they were born. However, Rhea saved Zeus. She hid the baby and gave Cronus a rock wrapped in cloth instead. Cronus fell for the trick and ate the rock. Zeus grew up and became powerful enough to battle his father to free his siblings. (Britannica.com)

The apotheosis of the myth is when Isis, in the alternate myth, becomes the queen of the underworld with Osiris. The ultimate boon, in this quest is the body of Osiris, which was the main driving point of her journey. She doesn’t really return to normal life, and joins Osiris in the underworld. One universal myth that I saw was the

The story of Theseus and Hippolytus is another myth that shows the role of women in Greco-Roman society. In this story Hippolytus rejects Aphrodite to follow Artemis. In revenge, Aphrodite makes Hippolytus' mother Phaedra fall in love with him. Phaedra, unable to control her sexual desire, makes her move on Hippolytus. After he rejects her, she hangs her self and leaves a note saying that Hippolytus raped her. When his father Theseus returns he kills him. This story shows that the Roman-Greco society thought women were filled with lies and the cause of many bad things. This is different than women's roles in today society because today it is usually thought that more men lie to avoid

Xenia is an obligatory, socially- regulated hospitality shown to suppliants and strangers by god-fearing hosts. This notion can be broken into two aspects: conduct and food and libations. When welcomed in to a residence, hosts are expected to treat a guest respectfully and amicably- this then transitions to the food and libations portion of xenia. This facet revolves less on entertainment, but rather is symbolic of a host opening their home as a place for a suppliant to rest and find asylum from the woes of travel. It is the recipient’s responsibility to treat the host with respect, as they are visitors. I assert that xenia has a direct effect on a relationship and its ensuing trajectory because respect is the foundation of xenia; these effects can be seen throughout The Iliad and The Odyssey, particularly in the interactions of

Aphrodite was known for having many love affairs. She had an arranged marriage, set up by Zeus, with Hephaestus, the ugliest of the gods. Her true love was Ares, the god of war and violence. Hephaestus knew of the affair and to get back at her, he humiliated her in front of all the gods by setting a trap for the lovers. When the two were about to make love, they were scooped up into a net where all the gods could witness her betrayal. Ares and Aphrodite conceived many children: Eros being the most famous. He is also known as Cupid. (“Aphrodite History”)

Ancient empire uses their political power in different way. The empire use their political powers to rule the societies and run there people. In advance to 600 BCE ancient empire exerted there political power in various ways; which included promotion of ideologies, promotion of good government officials, and creating legal systems. Greek and Persians political power where fairly different but both of them were great empires. In document two it state that the Greek empire was a democracy and believed in morals and good deeds with “laws secures equal rights” say that every is treat fairly.

In ancient Greece, infidelity was completely normal and allowed, while in modern society it is not permitted. There was once a married couple of Penelope and Odysseus that lived in Ithaca. Odysseus had gone off to war twenty years ago leaving behind his wife and his son Telemachus. After the war he began a journey home that encountered many infidelities of his part. They were both apart from each other, but that wouldn’t prevent them from both being unfaithful in many occasions.

In Homer’s, The Odyssey, Greek hospitality is demonstrated in the sections of the Cyclops. Expectations in Greek hospitality include, not only being graciously welcomed into the home of another, but also feasts, entertainment, shelter at times and bearings for their journey from which they came. Not only is this portrayed in the scenes with the Cyclops, but also in the beginning of the epic, where Telemachus warmly welcomes the suitors and goddess Athena into the home of Odysseus and his family. Ancient Greeks treated guests equivalent to their own. As common in Ancient Greece, there are consequences for disobeying or not following social conduct and culture. These inferred consequences are likely to include, misfortune, isolation or a curse. The reasons being that because most of Greek culture is derived from the gods, the power is present to determine punishment and the wellness of those who disobey forums. Because the Cyclops shows no signs of hospitality to Odysseus and his men, they have characteristics of being barbaric, brutish in nature and the overall damnation of being

Within Suppliants there are many points to be made regarding the Us Against the World topic for this course. When the Danaids arrived in Argos they were faced with the potential consequences for being refugees.Upon their arrival, they had informed Pelasgos and the Argives of their shared ancestry with Io, one of Zeus’s many affairs, a fact that would prove to be a useful tool in the future. Pelasgos and the Argives are given the unsure task of giving the daughters sanctuary in their town. The host versus guest relationship plays a large part in this, so that Zeus, the deity of hospitality, would punish those who do not take in the genuinely vulnerable or otherwise defenseless beings. These consequences made the decision to help the ladies take refuge because the growth and general knowledge spread that they were also Io’s descendants. These two tools, or resources per se, were most valuable in bringing the Danaids to safety.

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The Greek word “kalos” is also known as “beauty”. This word describes beautiful things and also describes character, conduct, high social status, etc. The Greek word “kalokagatia” is a combination of two words, beauty and good (Rhenanus). Many Greeks believed that happiness was the highest good. But many Greeks were concerned as to how beauty can contribute to the highest good. They would associate beauty with truth and goodness (Rhenanus). The Greeks tried focusing on the beauty of objects. These objects included furniture and vehicles which were recognized as pieces of art (“The Secret History of Beauty”). Thus Lessing once said “If beautiful men created beautiful statues, these statues in turn affected the men, and thus the state owed thanks

Hercules marries Megara later, after having proved himself an excellent warrior and she birthed him two daughters. Hera caused Hercules to go crazy, and he killed his wife and daughters. When Hercules finally came to his senses he was distraught, and went to King Eurypterus and requested punishment. King Eurypterus asked the gods to help him come up with a punishment, and Hera is the one that responded to his request.

     Incest in Greek mythology was a common occurrence. Part of the reason is that the gods themselves set the example, and since everything that happened in society was the result of the passion of the gods, this, of course, gave the characters in the Greek plays the opportunity to also lust after their children and relatives. While the story of Oedipus the King is the delineating play on the subject, Greek mythology is full of incestuous relationships.

The next referenced Greek myth we come across is that of Semele and Zeus on page 84. Semele was a mortal princess who was one of many seduced by the god Zeus. She became pregnant and would give birth to the god Dionysus. Semele reaches a tragic end when she is killed by Zeus’s wife/sister Hera. Zeus however is able to save the baby Dionysus. Once Dionysus grows up, he ventures to the underworld to save his mother and arranges for her to live on Mt. Olympus with the Gods (Morford et al. 2013). Aschenbach refers to Semele and Zeus when he is reflecting on the beauty and spirituality he experiences when he looks at Tadzio (Mann 2004 pp. 84). He looks at

In a surprising turn of events, a friend of Admetus, Heracles, goes down into the underworld, wrestles Death, and wins Admetus back his bride.1 This tale, as mentioned above,