Nausicaa
Nausicaa
A princess.
Odysseus first encounters, on Phaeacia, the princess Nausicaa, daughter of the Phaecian king Alcinous, there with her maids to wash clothes in the river.
Before. He recalls meeting the cyclops whilst on Phaeacia.
Athena
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.
Phaeacia
Odysseus is woken up on Phaeacia by the sound of Nausicaa and her handmaidens playing games near the river.
A princess.
Odysseus first encounters, on Phaeacia, the princess Nausicaa, daughter of the Phaecian king Alcinous, there with her maids to wash clothes in the river.
Before. He recalls meeting the cyclops whilst on Phaeacia.
Before. He recalls meeting the cyclops whilst on Phaeacia.
head into the forest.
Phaeacia.
Disc Throwing Contest.
to give Odysseus a break and leave him alone.
Athena
Nausicaa was a protagonist. Odysseus and her were very fond of one another. She was princess of Phaeacia, and her father helped send Odysseus back to Ithaca, his homeland. Therefore, Odysseus never "escaped" from her.