Question

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.

"My friend,
here is the beautiful place—who could mistake it?
Here is Odysseus' hall: no hall like this
See how one chamber grows out of another;
see how the court is tight with wall and coping;
no man at arms could break this gateway down!”

This excerpt is an example of which value important to ancient Greek society?

Responses

glory
glory

family
family

home
home

strength

Answer 1

home

The passage praises Odysseus' hall—its beauty, secure layout, and impenetrable gateway—highlighting the importance of the home (oikos/nostos) in ancient Greek culture.