"God of the golden wand, why have you come?
A beloved, honored friend,
but it’s been so long, your visits much too rare.
Tell me what’s on your mind. I’m eager to do it,
whatever I can do…whatever can be done."
And the goddess drew a table up beside him,
heaped with ambrosia, mixed him deep-red nectar.
Hermes the guide and giant-killer ate and drank.
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 5, lines 98-105. Even the gods abide by the ancient Greek rule of hospitality. Here Calypso provides food and drink for visiting messenger of the gods, "honored friend" Hermes.