Hospitality can be offered by a host showing diligent appreciation and care towards a visitor. When a visitor is greeted by a hospitable host, all the memory of that first impression will be pleasant and unforgettable. It would be as if the host was mean and not hospitable, the visitor will also never forget that impression. If one has to visit a friend's house and ask for a glass of water, the host can naturally assume that the host will fetch him a glass of water from the kitchen. After all, it would be the most hospitable thing to do, right? However, the host can tell the visitor to help himself to the kitchen and get his own glass of water. He would be considered an unwelcoming guest and this impression may never be forgotten. In the Greek story "The Odyssey" you can see a lot of hospitality throughout the story. In Greek culture, hospitality is highly respected and valued. This was demonstrated throughout “The Odyssey.” Non-hospitality was also shown throughout the story and failure to do so resulted in punishment for those who were not hospitable. The gods expected hospitality as did Odysseus. Other characters in the story showed a lack of hospitality and you can definitely see how they ended up regretting not doing a great job. A great example of these characters in the story are the Cyclopes, who were evil. The Cyclopes are examples in the story that show how rebellious someone can be in an unhospitable way. They were not kind to most people they came into contact with other than some of their own kind. This is why Odysseus did not respect them throughout the story. The story expands as it shows different ways of being hospitable and unhospitable. “The Odyssey” can tell... middle of paper... going to the underworld that he felt he needed to be able to repay her for her hospitality. She had fed, clothed and protected him and his men and he felt it was the least he could do, even for his sake he could get the information he needed from the underworld and he and Circe benefited from it. Another great act of hospitality can be shown through this quote in the story: “Menelaus- Surely we two received much hospitality from other men before we returned here. May Zeus only end such misery in the afterlife. He then unties the strangers' horses and brings the men here to feast (Simon and Schuster)." In other words, according to Menelaus, he was once shown great hospitality, so he felt it was right to show it to another. This shows that in his life the rule of hospitality has been applied and believes it is good to pass it on