Odyssey Study Guide Contents
- Alcinous - King of Phaeacia and descendant of Poseidon. Alcinous is clearly not as up on the Achaean graces as Nestor or Telemachus.
- Arete - Queen of Phaeacia, mother of Nausicaa, and wife/niece of Alcinous. Like Alcinous, she is a descendant of Poseidon.
- Calypso - A daughter of Atlas, Calypso kept Odysseus for 7 years after he was shipwrecked on the island of Ogygia.
- Echeneus - The eldest Phaeacian nobleman who was at Alcinous' palace when Odysseus arrived. He reminded the king of his duty to the stranger.
- Nausicaa - Daughter of Queen Arete and King Alcinous, Nausicaa helped Odysseus when he was stranded and says she wants a husband like him.
- Odysseus - Wandering Trojan War hero famed for his wiles. He is a favorite of Athena and disliked by Poseidon.
- Phaeacia - (Place.) Also known as Scheria. It may be Corcyra. Odysseus sails a raft and then swims to Phaeacia in Odyssey Book VII.
