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- W2316382242 abstract "TALES concerning incognito kings abound in the folklore and literature of every people. Variations are many and significant but the nucleus of the typical pattern may be seen in two of the oldest analogues. 'The Lord appeared to Abraham by the terebinths of Mamre.' Abraham received three strangers, entertained them with cakes, milk and curds, and a fine tender calf. His guests then predicted the birth of a son to Abraham and Sarah his wife who was past the age of child-bearing. It is not said that the child was a reward for Abraham's hospitality but the basic elements of the story are clear: the reception of a stranger who is in reality a preeminent figure and some kind of mutual reciprocity. When Odysseus returned to Ithaka he returned in disguise and was given hospitality by Eumaios the swineherd. 'Stranger, I have no right to deny the stranger, not even if one came to me who was meaner than you. All vagabonds and strangers are under Zeus...' In this case the stranger was the long-lost, long-sought and dearly beloved master whose absence the faithful servant had lamented for twenty years. The grace of such a visitation was the man's reward but it was only earned through his own fidelity and hospitality. In each case the basic motif is the same: the offer of hospitality to a stranger may somehow result in the fulfilment of one's deepest desires. Whether such stories as those of Abraham and Odysseus have their root in history or in the natural aspirations of the human mind, in some profound psychological reality, it is difficult to say. They could be amplifications of some dim recollections of historical events; they could be the elaboration of earlier myths and rituals; they could be the faint reminiscences of dreams, such dreams as Dante attested to, which occur in the dawning of the day and presage truth. It is perhaps impossible to draw a clear distinction between fact and fiction, dream and reality. The appearance of the incognito king in historical chronicles, in collections of folklore, and in literary works is a good illustration. It seems possible to" @default.
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- W2316382242 title "The King in Disguise" @default.
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