Book 6 Paragraph

Name:

In The Odyssey, Homer portrays Nausicaa as hospitable. We see this when she gives
Odysseus food, clothing, and a bath without knowing who he is. She also says to him, “But now
that you have taken refuge here/you shall not lack for clothing,/or any other comfort due to a
poor man in distress” (516-518).
Finish the paragraph with two more sentences:
1. Explain what her quote means

2. Explain how this is important to The Odyssey

a. Choose one of the following “Creative Response” activities from p. 795 of the

textbook.

i. “Setting the Epic in Modern Times”