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'Breaking the code of guest-friendship (xenia) is a crime with serious consequence.' How far do you agree with this statement? In your answer you should explain what the code of guest-friendship involved and include discussion of incidents when this code was broken and of their consequence. I agree greatly with the above mentioned statement, since it is made clear from a number of episodes in the Odyssey that those who violate the code of xenia suffer horribly. Guest friendship is an important theme throughout the Odyssey, and it helps not only to put into perspective different characters' motives, but also gives an important insight into individual characters social values. The Odyssey itself can be treated as a guide for the virtues of guest hospitality, since it shows a variety of breaches as well as a range of positive portrayals of this theme. When Telemachos visits Nestor in Pylos, he receives a...

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