CODE OF CONDUCT
SLOTH
No Unnecessary Killing
Do: Odysseus decides not to kill the cyclops, Polyphemus, because he knows that it will end worse than if he does not kill him. He holds restraint to be able to escape the cyclops and outwit him.
Do Not: Odysseus almost kills Eurylochus because he insults him on his personal flaws and makes him look bad.
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Be Hospitable to Strangers
Do: Eumaeus allows Odysseus to stay in his home and asks him to stay when he says he will leave, even when the state of his master's home is in peril.
Do Not: Antinous does not greet Odysseus with kindness and does not give him anything to put in his wallet, even when everyone else did. He also throws a hoof at Odysseus and tells him to get out.
Do Not Disrespect the Gods in Any Way
Do: Odysseus and his men sacrifice animals to the gods, and burn the thighbones of a ram for Zeus.
Do Not: Odysseus' men kill Helios' cattle who are sacred and they feast upon them. This results in their death.
Honor Your Loved Ones
Do: Penelope keeps the suitors away from her for years so that she may stay loyal to Odysseus.
Do Not: Agamemnon is betrayed by his wife and killed when he returns home.
Protect the Realm From Evil Doers
Do: Odysseus fights off the suitors who are plaguing his home.
Do Not: Telemachus lets the suitors stay within his home for far too long even when they disrespect him and plot against him.
Honor the Dead
Do: Odysseus honors Elpenor's wish to go back to Circe's Isle and retrieve his armor so that it may be buried with him in Ithica.
Do Not: The suitors disrespect Odysseus home and do not care that he is dead for they want Penelope all to themselves.