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In My Words: Migrants, hostages and lessons of hospitality from the ancient world

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2025-08-14
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ELON University
Summary
The article explores the concept of “hospitality” through parallels between Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and contemporary issues of immigration and hostage situations. In the Odyssey, Odysseus encounters various hosts—some kind, others self-interested—illustrating that pure, unconditional hospitality is rare. In the Iliad’s final book, Trojan King Priam visits his enemy Achilles to request the return of his son Hector’s body. Despite their enmity, Achilles offers a meal, grants a 12-day truce, and returns the body, showing the complex, dangerous dynamic between host and guest. Philosopher Jacques Derrida’s idea of “hostipitality” frames guests as enabling hosts to be generous, making the relationship reciprocal.

Applying this to the U.S., the author notes that national hospitality toward immigrants is heavily conditional, with migrants expected to be “good guests” under strict rules. Yet immigrants, like Priam, give hosts the chance to act with generosity and humanity. The article also draws a parallel to the Gaza hostage crisis, questioning whether a Priam-like negotiator could secure a similar truce and exchange. Ultimately, it argues that good hosts and good guests can achieve remarkable outcomes, and that migrants should be welcomed with both generosity and enlightened self-interest.
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