Arete
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Arete is the wise and influential queen of the Phaeacians in Greek mythology, known as the wife of King Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa in Homer's Odyssey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arete canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phaeacian
ⓘ
character in Greek mythology ⓘ character in the Odyssey ⓘ mythological queen ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| associatedWith |
Phaeacians
ⓘ
Scheria ⓘ xenia ⓘ |
| child |
Clytoneus
ⓘ
Laodamas ⓘ Nausicaa ⓘ |
| country | Scheria ⓘ |
| createdBy | Homer ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| etymology | Greek ἀρετή (arete) meaning excellence or virtue ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | mythic Greece ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | mythological epic character ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
benevolence
ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ prudence ⓘ |
| household | royal household of Scheria ⓘ |
| in-universeStatus |
consulted in council by the Phaeacians
ⓘ
honored by her people ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Epic Cycle ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
mediator between Odysseus and Alcinous
ⓘ
tests and welcomes Odysseus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence
ⓘ
kindness to strangers ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
powerful in political decisions
ⓘ
respected by the Phaeacians ⓘ wise counselor ⓘ |
| relative |
Alcinous
ⓘ
Nausicaa ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence | palace of Alcinous ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protector of Odysseus ⓘ |
| spouse | Alcinous ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 11
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 13
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 6
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 7
|
| title |
queen of the Phaeacians
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen of the Phaeacians
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Demodocus