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		jhanschoo on May 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ancient Greek terms worth reviving Oops I was mistaken; The article I linked is just a review of the book (and another book). It was Emily Watson's Introduction to her transation of The Odyssey that I was thinking about that touched heavily on xenia. You will be able to read it in the kindle sample https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Homer-ebook/dp/B06XKNHGN1/ .

glial on May 9, 2023 [–]

Well worth the read -- I saw both the Odyssey and the Trojan war in a different light after reading this essay.

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