Socrates, a Greek philosopher, stated: "Look death in the face with joyful hope and consider this an abiding truth: the just man has 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 transferred to their values ​​and qualities. As in this, Homer, the author of the Odyssey, describes many Greek values ​​that make a just man or as Odysseus, Homer's character, an epic hero. The Odyssey is the story of King Odysseus' return from the Trojan War to his kingdom of Ithaca. Stories, like the Odyssey, are told with the intent of conveying a message that was important to their culture. Through characters and situations, The Odyssey promotes and emphasizes many important ancient Greek values ​​such as hospitality, pride, and destiny. Highly emphasized in Ancient Greek culture, hospitality is evident throughout Homer's writings, reflecting and expressing many different values. systems within it. For example, when in the cave of the Cyclops, Polyphemus, Odysseus confronts him by saying, “we therefore humbly pray that you will show us some hospitality and otherwise give us such gifts as visitors may reasonably expect” (92). For the Greeks, hospitality was very important, to the point that it was an expectation and not just a quality as in today's culture. If you feared Zeus and the gods, you had to show hospitality. In contrast to this, Odysseus' request for hospitality is followed by the Cyclops stating, "you are a fool... we Cyclopes do not care about Zeus or any of your blessed gods for we are much stronger than them" (92/ 93 ). According to this, the most important reason for showing hospitality was because they believed that ... middle of paper ... I would know him; and now all this is coming true” (14). This shows how the gods interfered and told the people on earth with symbols. The gods knew Odysseus' fate from the beginning because they had predestined him. The gods are the ones who gave Odysseus bad luck and they are also the ones who destined him that way. Through these examples of hospitality, pride, and destiny, many important Greek principles can be learned. Hospitality was an extreme point throughout the epic, it was highly emphasized for many different reasons and gestures. Furthermore, as a demonstrated quality, pride was the key to respect but could also lead to problems. Ultimately, fate was in the power of the god, which proved to be true and not just by chance. These values ​​presented by the Greeks help maintain a social norm of the culture and provide a basis for personal and moral growth.