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Hospitality- As in almost every chapter in the book, hospitality is present in this one as well. Alkinoos offers Odysseus a temporary home in Scheria and offers to take Odysseus home.

Trust- Odysseus trusts the Phaecians when they offer to take him home on a ship. He trusts them to take him on the right path when he goes to sleep.

Respect- the Phaeicians respect odysseus when he tells his stories of his adventure and when he played sports so the respect him enough to take him back home.

Encouragement- Athena encourages Odysseus to take the right path, and explains to him how to do things right with his return to Ithaca.