Nausicaa
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Nausicaa is a Phaeacian princess in Greek mythology who aids the shipwrecked Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey, embodying hospitality, innocence, and budding romantic possibility.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Phaeacian princess
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character in Greek mythology → character in the Odyssey → mythological figure → |
| activityAtFirstMeeting |
washing clothes with her maidservants
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| appearsIn |
Odyssey
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| associatedWith |
Alcinous
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Arete → Athena → Odysseus → Phaeacians → |
| createdBy |
Homer
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| culture |
Ancient Greek
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| divineInfluenceOnMeeting |
Athena sends a dream to Nausicaa
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| ethnicity |
Phaeacian
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| father |
Alcinous
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| fatherTitle |
king of the Phaeacians
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| firstMeetingLocation |
river outside Scheria
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| gender |
female
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| genre |
epic poetry character
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| hospitalityContext |
instructs Odysseus how to approach Arete and Alcinous
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provides clothing and food to Odysseus → |
| kingdom |
Phaeacia
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| knownFor |
budding romantic possibility with Odysseus
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exemplifying hospitality → helping Odysseus after shipwreck → innocence → modesty → |
| languageOfWork |
Ancient Greek
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| literarySymbol |
chaste love
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civilized hospitality toward strangers → youthful beauty → |
| mother |
Arete
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| motherTitle |
queen of the Phaeacians
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| mythology |
Greek mythology
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| narrativeFunction |
bridge between Odysseus and the Phaeacian court
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embodiment of ideal maidenhood → |
| relationshipToOdysseus |
benefactor
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potential bride (suggested, not realized) → |
| residence |
Scheria
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| roleInNarrative |
first Phaeacian to meet Odysseus
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guide of Odysseus to the Phaeacian palace → |
| sourceTextPart |
Odyssey Book 6
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Odyssey Book 7 → Odyssey Book 8 → |
| virtue |
piety
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prudence → xenia → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Alcinous
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associatedWith |
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Alcinous
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child |
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Odysseus and Nausicaa
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depicts |
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Odysseus and Nausicaa
("Princess Nausicaa")
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depictsCharacter |
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Homer's Odyssey
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featuresCharacter |
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Odysseus and Nausicaa
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mainSubject |
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Telemachus
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spouse |