Granny InSanDiego

I think this is a great podcast and a true community service. But there are a couple of corrections which need to be made. Paris took Menelaus' wife, Helen, with him to Troy, not his daughter, Hermione, whom Helen left behind . Many versions of this myth say that Helen went willingly. Xenia is defined too broadly here. Xenia was strictly related to travel by people from one polis to a different polis or land, including hospitality to total strangers as well as repeat visits by former guest friends; it is not the extension of assistance by one citizen to a needy fellow citizen of the same polis, which was also considered a social good. For example, Athenian chilren of war veterans killed in battle were given support by their fellow Athenians.