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Scheria
The Phaeacian island · Odysseus’s last host
The island kingdom of the Phaeacians, ruled by Alcinous and Arete. It is a prosperous, isolated society of ski…
Nausicaa
Phaeacian princess · the girl who welcomes the stranger
Daughter of Alcinous and Arete, the royal couple of Scheria. Athena sends her to the river to wash clothes, wh…
Alcinous
King of Scheria · the host who sends Odysseus home
King of the Phaeacians and husband of Arete. He receives the shipwrecked Odysseus, entertains him with feastin…
Arete
Queen of Scheria · the hostess who recognises the clothes
Wife of Alcinous and queen of the Phaeacians. In the Odyssey she is the first to notice that the stranger’s cl…