Underneath all the sex and violence of Homer's Odyssey, hospitality shines as a key theme. So, what does "Zeus' Law", outlining the responsibilities of hosts towards guests and strangers, have to teach us today, as our own society debates difference?GuestsDr Susan Lupack is an archaeologist and Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities at the Macquarie University. She is co-editor the new Cambridge Guide to Homer.Dr Ben Brown is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney More from Soul SearchGods: from Ancient Greece to the Antipodes - ABC listenThe ancients on life, death and the cosmos, with John Behr - ABC listenMore from the ABCOdysseus gets lost in translation: What separates Homer’s epic from Nolan’s blockbuster? - ABC Religion & EthicsIs Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey conservative, woke, or something else entirely? - ABC listen