If one person is the enemy of another it should not make any difference to whether or not you keep them fed and relaxed. The second code the Greeks obey is to maintain honor and valor through providing the right to bury their dead. Greek society recognizes this as the Code of Battle and it should never be overlooked. The Code of Household, identified as the third and final code, fully covers the relationship between servants and their masters. A servant household respect his master by doing all he can to serve his master.

Nonetheless, as appreciation for his servant, the master should guarantee the servant whatever he might have need of, including meals and other needs. With the examination of each code, Davis finds a specific example from The Iliad to provide evidence of the Greeks showing proper conduct. Because this is a published work I believe it to be fully credible making it possible for me to use it to compare the codes of the Greeks versus the code of the American society today.