It was the home of the Phaeacians, who treated Odysseus as a welcome guest.
Nausicaa, emboldened by Athena, first greets the naked Odysseus whom has washed upon the island of Scheria.
Odysseus washes up on several islands including the island of the Phaecians, Scheria, and the island of Calypso, Ogygia.
When Odysseus arrives in Phaeacia the first person he meets is Nausicaa. Nausicaa is the daughter of King Alcinous and gives Odysseus clothes to wear.
Nausicaa
Nausicaa
Nausicaa, emboldened by Athena, first greets the naked Odysseus whom has washed upon the island of Scheria.
Skheria or Scheria, the island home of the Phaiecians
Odysseus washes up on several islands including the island of the Phaecians, Scheria, and the island of Calypso, Ogygia.
Nausicaa, daughter of the king of Phaecians, finds Odysseus next to a river on her island of Scheria.
It was the home of the Phaeacians, who treated Odysseus as a welcome guest.
When Odysseus arrives in Phaeacia the first person he meets is Nausicaa. Nausicaa is the daughter of King Alcinous and gives Odysseus clothes to wear.
Calypso's Island, Odysseus Raft, and the coast of Scheria
When Odysseus arrives in Phaeacia the first person he meets is Nausicaa. Nausicaa is the daughter of King Alcinous and gives Odysseus clothes to wear.
Nausicaa
Nausicaa
That the Colchians leave the island without Medea is the command of Alcinous and Arete.Specifically, Alcinous and Arete are the rulers of the Phaiakians on the Mediterranean island of Scheria. They are mentioned in "The Odyssey" and most particularly in the story of Jason and the Argonauts. At the time of Jason, the royal couple is living in Drepane, in modern-day Sicily. They refuse to hand Medea over to the hostile Colchians since she has been living with Jason the Argonaut as his wife.
scheria :)