Hospitality as the story continues

In the most recent chapter we read in class, we discuss hospitality and how it is continued to be used in the story. In earlier chapters we talked about how welcoming people where and how if you where a stranger to a kingdom the king and queen would give you baths places to stay and they best food they could offer. People didn’t ask any questions when you arrived, at least not until you where well fed and content. This trend seems to continue to stay true for most of the story. When Odysseus and his men met Aeolus they are greeted warmly and given gifts to help the safely return home. Them men are grateful and happy with the gift they however, let jealousy get the best of themselves and events lead to the standing in front of Aeolia. The second Aeolia isn’t as helpful or nice and banishes them away. This shows hospitality is important yet, it wears its own welcome out. Once someone is hospitable and welcoming it shouldn’t be expected of them to be welcoming again. When Odysseus and his men wind up in the land of the Laestrygonians, they aren’t welcomed with any form of hospitality or help. The giants quickly eat half of Odysseus’s while the other half narrowly escape. This story implies that though hospitality is valued in Greek tradition it is not valued by everyone, but those who don’t value it are probably outcasts of society.