Socrates, a Greek philosopher, said: “Look death in the face with joyful hope and consider this as an enduring truth: the righteous have nothing to fear, neither in life , nor in death, and the gods will not abandon him” (Socrates). This explains the basis of Greek beliefs which can be transposed into their values ​​and qualities. As here, Homer, the author of the Odyssey, describes many Greek values ​​​​that constitute one. righteous man or like, Homer's character Odysseus, an epic hero, is the story of King Odysseus' return from the Trojan War to his kingdom of Ithaca. Stories, like the Odyssey, are told with the aim of conveying a message. important to their culture. Through characters and situations, The Odyssey promotes and emphasizes many ancient Greek values ​​such as hospitality, pride, and destiny. Highly emphasized in ancient Greek culture, hospitality is evident in Homer's writing, which reflects and expresses many different values. systems within it. For example, while in the cave of the Cyclops Polyphemus, Odysseus confronts him by saying: "We therefore humbly pray to show us some hospitality and otherwise give us the gifts that visitors can reasonably expect" (92). . For the Greeks, hospitality was very important, to the point that it was an expectation and not just a quality as it is in today's culture. If you feared Zeus and the gods, you had to show hospitality. In opposition to this, Odysseus's request for hospitality is followed by the Cyclops' statement: "You are a fool... we Cyclops care not for Zeus or any of your blessed gods, for we we are much stronger than them” (92/93). ). Consistent with this, the greatest reason anyone showed hospitality was because they believed... middle of paper... that they would not be known; and now all this is coming true” (14). This shows how the gods intervened and told people on earth with symbols. The gods knew Odysseus' fate from the beginning because they had predestined him. It was the gods who brought misfortune to Odysseus and it was also they who had in store for him what he did. Through these examples of hospitality, pride, and destiny, one can discover many important Greek principles. Hospitality has been an extreme point throughout the epic, it has been greatly emphasized for many different reasons and gestures. Additionally, as a demonstrated quality, pride was the key to respect but could also lead to problems. Finally, destiny was in the power of the god, which turns out to be true, and not just by chance. These values ​​presented by the Greeks help maintain a social rule of culture and provide a basis for personal growth and morality..