What types of behavior are approved and condemned in "The Odyssey"?

Approved Behaviors

1. Xenia- good hospitality = being a good host and guest (Telemachus' visit to Sparta, Book 4)

2. Reverence to the gods = animal sacrifices (Telemachus' visit to Pylos, Book 3; Odysseus' arrival in Ithaca)

3. Keeping promises- any oath sworn by the River Styx must be kept (Calypso's promise to release Odysseus)

4. Respecting the dead (Odysseus buries Elpenor, Book 12) 

Condemned Behaviors

1. Excessive pride (hubris)- mortals bragging that they're better than the gods (Odysseus' taunt of Polyphemus, Book 9)

2. Deceiving the gods = feeding them mortal flesh (Tantalus, Book 11)

3. Murdering your own children = Tantalus' murder of Pelops, in some verisions Agamemnon's murder of Iphigenia (Book 11)

4. Disobeying one's master (class system)

5. Greed = Ajax and Odysseus fight over Achilles' armor (Book 11)