Motif
Guest-host restraint in competition
guest_host_restraint_in_competition
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Hospitality and Treatment of Strangers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Odyssey THE MEETING BETWEEN NAUSICAA AND ULYSSES. / BOOK VII / RECEPTION OF ULYSSES AT THE PALACE OF KING ALCINOUS. / BOOK VIII; lines 3398-3494 confidence: high
Ulysses challenges the young men to compete in boxing, wrestling, running, or other sports, but excludes Laodamas because he is his guest and should not challenge the host’s family.
Ulysses refuses to challenge Laodamas because Laodamas is tied to his host, saying a guest should not challenge the host’s family in a foreign country.
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