Greek A to Ω – Ξ (Xi) is for Xεnία or Hospitality

Posted on March 23, 2023 | 5 Comments

Philoxenia consists of three basic elements:

  1. The respect from host to guest. The host must be hospitable to the guest and provide them with food and drink and a bath, if required.
  2. The respect from guest to host. The guest must be coruteous to their host and not be a burden.
  3. The parting gift (xenion, ξεινήιον) from host to guest. The parting gift is to show the host’s honour at receiving the guest.

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5 responses to “Greek A to Ω – Ξ (Xi) is for Xεnία or Hospitality”

  1. Lina Belle | March 23, 2023 at 3:42 am | Reply

    This was really interesting to read! I’ve never heard of a tradition like this before. How neat!

    Like

  2. pedmar10 | March 23, 2023 at 9:47 am | Reply

    Nice picture ::)

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  3. Sheree | March 23, 2023 at 10:07 am | Reply

    There’s a certain comfort in the familiar

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