Why is wine important in the Odyssey?
Why is wine important in the Odyssey? Wine was valued as a material commodity and its quality and mode of consumption served as markers of social distinction, especially in the feasts of the social elite. Luxury wines were depicted as potential gifts in contexts of aristocratic xenia. Why does Odysseus offer Polyphemus wine? Odysseus offer the Cyclops his strong wine because he is hoping to either slow the Cyclops's reaction time or put him to sleep. Odysseus continues with his plan by telling the Cyclops that his name is Nohbdy. The Cyclops reveals his plan to eat Nohbdy once he...