Question

Which of the following passages demonstrates the ancient Greek custom of hospitality? “But now the suitors trooped in with all their swagger / and took their seats on low and high-backed chairs. “Greetings, stranger! / Here in our house you’ll find a royal welcome. / Have supper first, then tell us what you need.” “For you, / I have some good advice, if only you will accept it.” “Oh stranger, / ... you’ve counseled me with so much kindness now, / like a father to a son. I won’t forger a word.”

Answer 1

“Greetings, stranger! / Here in our house you’ll find a royal welcome. / Have supper first, then tell us what you need.”

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Answer 2

“Greetings, stranger! / Here in our house you’ll find a royal welcome. / Have supper first, then tell us what you need.”

The hospitality is shown because they are welcoming in a stranger and offering him a meal even before they find out what he actually needs.