Nausikaa
- On January 24, 2011
- By Andrew
- In ink, myth, watercolor
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He woke to the sound of shrieking girls. Covering himself with a branch, he crept out from under the bushes to find a young princess at play with her maidservants. The other girls fled at the sight of the naked stranger, but Athena made the princess stand firm while Odysseus threw himself at her kness, asking for pity. She gave him food and fresh clothes, and while he washed and dressed himself, she whispered to her maids that such a handsome man would make a perfect husband.She introduced herself to Odysseus as Nausikaa, daughter of Phaeacia’s king, Alcinous. She invited him to the palace and said he could walk with her until they were close to the city, but then, to avoid gossip, she should go on ahead while he approached as a stranger. She advised him to go straight to the palace and seek solace from her parents.
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