He fell asleep and was placed on his homeland of Ithaca by the Phaecian crew along with his gifts that he received from Alcinous. The crew was then set to stone and sunk to the bottom ofthe see by Poseidon. When Odysseus awoke, he did not recognise his land as Athene the goddess had put a mist over the land. She then disguised herself as a shepherd boy and spoke to Odysseus who conjured up a lie to keep his identity secret. Athene then showed herself to him and they began to divise a plan in order to return and kill the suitors who had invaded his home.
Queen Arete is the wife of Alcinous who is the King of Phaeacia.
Arete
That Odysseus rest one more day before he leaves for Ithaca
They are brother and sister
Queen Arete is the wife of Alcinous who is the King of Phaeacia.
Arete is a descendant of Poseidon, who, making love to Periboea, begot Nausithous, who in turn had two sons, Rhexenor and Alcinous. Rhexenor later spawned Arete with Apollo.
Skheria or Scheria, the island home of the Phaiecians
He fell asleep and was placed on his homeland of Ithaca by the Phaecian crew along with his gifts that he received from Alcinous. The crew was then set to stone and sunk to the bottom ofthe see by Poseidon. When Odysseus awoke, he did not recognise his land as Athene the goddess had put a mist over the land. She then disguised herself as a shepherd boy and spoke to Odysseus who conjured up a lie to keep his identity secret. Athene then showed herself to him and they began to divise a plan in order to return and kill the suitors who had invaded his home.
He fell asleep and was placed on his homeland of Ithaca by the Phaecian crew along with his gifts that he received from Alcinous. The crew was then set to stone and sunk to the bottom ofthe see by Poseidon. When Odysseus awoke, he did not recognise his land as Athene the goddess had put a mist over the land. She then disguised herself as a shepherd boy and spoke to Odysseus who conjured up a lie to keep his identity secret. Athene then showed herself to him and they began to divise a plan in order to return and kill the suitors who had invaded his home.
* The characters in the Odyssey are:* Odysseus* Penelope* Telemachus* Laertes* Athena* Zeus* Poseidon* The Three Suitors* Eumaeus the Swineherd* Calypso* Hermes* Circe* The Cyclops* Tiresieus* King Alcinous and Queen Arete* King Menelaus* Apollo* Scylla* Charybdis
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.
Nausicaa is a character in Homer's Odyssey(Odýsseia). She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia.