Xenia: Ancient Greek Guest-Friendship (Clip)

This ancient Greek concept was a big part of their culture as well as Homer’s “Odyssey,” and according to translator Emily Wilson, the poem can be treated as a study in xenia.  It facilitated travel in a time with far less safety, no hotels, etc.  There was a series of actions to the custom:   Welcome Wash Food Guest gives identity Guest given gifts to help him on his way   The suitors back at Odysseus' home horribly violate this value.   (From the episode “Xenia: Odysseus’ Blessing and Curse”)   Thank you for watching!  Please see below for the full conversation:   The full video episode: https://youtu.be/0b5yLnBz7e4   Audio episode: https://benomtad.podbean.com/e/xenia-odysseus-blessing-and-curse/?token=53ae6153dd40c724465f3a9e26d0e0cd   The Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMIlJwXEK2vqfEOVgfclRgZNXO4boyP3T   The Episode Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBXC0eYK6zoc   The Odyssey’s translations we used: https://a.co/d/04Ud8j0d https://a.co/d/0dd7Svhh   For more in this podcast, please go to: Podbean: https://benomtad.podbean.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-benomtad/id1748320863 YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@scissorsandpaper/videos Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4kJPGlaJjGVyLa9AKhci6t?si=8XXrX9FUT3CU71reCfA5kQ X: https://x.com/Benomtad Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benomtad   About our guest: Ian Reclusado offers guidance services for those interested in facing and befriending their inner monsters:  https://thekindknife.substack.com/p/guidance-services   I plan to conduct more interviews with various guests, so please check back later for those.   Thumbnail Painting: Odysseus before Alcinous, King of the Phaeacians Malmström 1853 (Wikimedia Commons, Swedish National Museum)