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Zeus' Law — Hospitality in Homer's Odyssey

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Underneath all the sex and violence of Homer's Odyssey, hospitality shines as a key theme. So, what does "Zeus' Law", outlining the responsibilities of hosts towards guests and strangers, have to teach us today, as our own society debates difference?

GuestsDr Susan Lupack is an archaeologist and Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities at the Macquarie University. She is co-editor the new Cambridge Guide to Homer.

Dr Ben Brown is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney 

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