• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    and he bribed the crowd to go away by offering up his daughters for a massive train.

    Think they consented to that? Like, Okay. he’s a good host. He chose to be a good host at the cost of protecting his own daughters.

    • Aqarius@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Well, yes, back then, that was seen as a virtue. The idea was that he, as a good host, was willing to bear the cost of ensuring his guest’s well-being.

      Keep in mind, this is the same setting where a farher is told to kill his son, and it’s treated as a sacrifice by the father. The patriarch is the only one who fully counts as a person.