Book 6 - Nausicaa Flashcards
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Book 6
What happens in the Phaeacian princess, Nausicaa’s dream
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- Athena appears in a dream to the Phaeacian princess Nausicaa, disguised as her friend
- She encourages the young princess to go to the river the next day to wash her clothes so that she will appear more fetching to the many men courting her
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Book 6
What happens when Nausicaa goes to the river to wash her clothes the next morning
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- While she and her handmaidens are naked, playing ball as their clothes dry on the ground,
- Odysseus wakes in the forest and encounters them.
- Naked himself, he humbly yet winningly pleads for their assistance, never revealing his identity
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Book 6
How does Athene aid Odysseus in his attempts to reach the palace
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- Nausicaa leaves him to wash and Athena makes him look especially handsome, to seduce her
- As a result, out of caution for association with a stranger, Nausicaa gives Odysseus directions to the palace and advice on how to approach Arete, queen of the Phaeacians, when he meets her
- With a prayer to Athena for hospitality from the Phaeacians, Odysseus sets out for the palace.
