How does Eumaeus reinforce the theme of hospitality when he meets the old beggar?

~He treats the beggar with respect, just as Zeus would want him to.

~He say that since strangers come from foreign countries, one should be nice to avoid causing a war.

~He doesn’t. He tells the beggar to go into the town where he should beg for a meal.

~None of the above.

Respuesta :

He treats the beggar with respect, just as Zeus would want him to.

The correct answer is A) He treats the beggar with respect, just as Zeus would want him to.

Eumaeus reinforce the theme of hospitality when he meets the old beggar because He treats the beggar with respect, just as Zeus would want him to.  

Eumaeus is Odysseus's faithful servant. When he meets the old beggar he offered him to seat and offered food. Eumaeus reinforce the theme of hospitality, treating him with respect, as it was expected in the Greek tradition because “you never know if a stranger is a god testing you.” That is why Emaeus treated him well, just as Zeus would want him to.

The Odyssey is a famous story written by the Greek Homerus.