Majicman Notes

The ancient Greek practice of xenia, the belief that part of living well included practising a code of hospitality that recognised a guest-host relationship in which both parties had responsibilities. It was linked to the idea that gods mingled among humanity, so one should treat strangers as if they might be a deity, capable of blessing or cursing you.

The host was obliged to welcome and care for the stranger, protecting them if necessary, and thereby converting them into a guest. The stranger/guest had their own obligations, chief of which was appropriate behaviour and boundaries and an assumption of returning the hospitality to the host if that were ever needed.

Enuma Okoro