The Odyssey · Book 6

Nausicaa on the Shore

Shipwrecked Odysseus wakes on the Phaeacian shore when Princess Nausicaa and her companions arrive. She alone stands her ground, then gives the stranger clothes, food, and directions to the city.

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Athena hurried to the Phaeacian city while Odysseus still slept.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 6, lines 1-14 (scene reference)

Athena slipped into the bedroom where Princess Nausicaa was sleeping.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 6, lines 15-19 (scene reference)

In a dream Athena scolded Nausicaa about her dirty laundry.

Homer, Odyssey, Book 6, lines 25-40 (scene reference)

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