Talk:Xenia (Greek)

message: Yes, they should be merged. Would it be more helpful if the bracketted section of the title read (Ritualised friendship in ancient Greece) or (Guest-friendship in ancient Greece)? The former is the heading used in the Oxford Classical Dictionary. Flounderer 12:01, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: They should certainly be merged. However, I'm against a long title in brakets, possibly just Xenia (Ancient Greece) and then let the article explain the rest? --Falcorian | Talk 16:33, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: Seems like it might be better split off now. Anyone have any opinions? I think I'll throw a split tag on it later if no one objects and see what people think.  --Falcorian (talk) 15:31, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Split to Xenos (Greek). --Falcorian (talk) 22:41, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Xenos

message: Is there any similarity with the Bedouin concept of hospitality? Any relationship in its development? (As I understand it, because Bedouins are nomadic, a request for hospitality cannot be refused.)  Omar Sharif 06:02, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: David Anthony, a scholar in Pontic-Steppe archaeology, claims in his book "The Horse, the Wheel and Language" that the Greek custom of Xenia may have had its origins among the so-called Proto-Indo-European tribes (which he associates with the Yamnaya culture), who were originally nomadic. He claims that such guest-host relationships were fundamental social institutions in a highly mobile society, where people would be constantly crossing territories occupied by others. I think this would be worth including in the article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.48.87.230 (talk) 22:05, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: [[T.E. Lawrence|Lawrence]] of [[Greece]]?

message: Should this be tagged for references?  Can we get a more detailed citation for the Professor Lane Fox statement? RJFJR 18:41, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't provide one... Haven't heard of her. But yeah, references would be appropriate. --Falcorian (talk) 18:50, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: references

message: I added the "original research" template. It is not really an issue with what has been written so far, but a lecture is an unverifiable source. The article could use expanding as well. --151.201.149.209 (talk) 16:22, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The lectures that are mentioned on the references section are actually recorded lectures that are available to verify. I can try to locate the specific lectures on Xenia by Dr. Elizabeth Vandiver and cite them. If I can find sources for most of the information on this page can we remove the "original research" template? --User:SJAsk  —Preceding undated comment added 15:55, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original Research 

message: The entire article looks like it was directly taken from NationMaster, if that helps at all.   http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Xenia-(Greek)
68.228.95.48 (talk) 08:51, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, they copied us. From their site: "The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL." --Falcorian (talk) 17:37, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article copied from NationMaster? 

message: The following section is highly confusing, but I don't know enough to demystify it:
    Hector and Achilles meet in battle, but before attacking, the former asks the lineage of the latter.
    Glaucus tells his lineage, upon which Diomedes realizes their guest-friendship.
Is it Hector and Achilles who exchange lineages, or Glaucus and Diomedes, or neither, or both?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.190.117.7 (talk) 05:31, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusing phrasing in "In the Iliad" 

message: A book elsewhere on Wikipedia - The Horse, The Wheel and Language by Anthony - details the historical custom which is identical to this Greek concept. I'm new to this, and not a specialist, so who can edit ? Drobbler (talk) 19:42, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Indo European root of the custom 

message: — Assignment last updated by Johnstoncl (talk) 23:44, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: History of Ancient Greece