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Odyssey

c. 8th century BCE (estimates vary)Ancient Greek epic & dramaAncient (before 200 BCE)HomerBook

An epic poem in 24 books attributed to Homer, telling of Odysseus's ten-year journey home after the Trojan War. In Book XIV the swineherd Eumaeus welcomes him, disguised as a beggar, as an honoured guest.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Odyssey-epic-by-Homer

Quotes (1)

“Stranger, though a still poorer man should come here, it would not be right for me to insult him, for all strangers and beggars are from Jove.”
— Homer (Eumaeus the swineherd), Odyssey, Book XIV, tr. Samuel Butler
Watch on YouTube: TED-Ed: Reading Homer's Odyssey ↗TED-Ed introduces the Odyssey, where this welcome is given
VerifiedsourceMaxim: Welcome the stranger.Translation: public-domain translation (Samuel Butler)