What evidience is there to suggest that Schria is mythical?

The Island of Schria is an excellent stepping-stone between the fantasy world of Calypso and the other characters Odysseus encounters on his journeys. As Schria shows both common and mythological quality’s.

Schria can be seen as an ordinary city as when Odysseus begins to start his journey to Alchinous’s palace, Athena comes down to him in the disguise of a young girl and tells him “the people have little affection for strangers and do not welcome visitor’s with open arms”. Thus suggesting that the Pheacians do not perform perfect xenia. Which is a key theme in the play. Xenia represents the Greek laws towards hospitality, so therefore reflects upon the fact that the people of Schria were not perfect or unusual. As they make mistakes like humans.

Poor xenia is also displayed when Odysseus arrives at Alchinous’s’ palace. After making his appeal he sits in the “ashes by the hearth, close to the fire”. This is seen as a place of humiliation and so this maybe refl...