Odysseus had stayed with Calypso for the past seven years and now the gods decide that it is time for Odysseus to continue his journey home. They send Hermes to deliver the message to Calypso, who tells Odysseus the news. Odysseus builds a raft for himself and Calypso provides food and drinks and clothes for him. His journey starts, and it is going very well at first, but then Poseidon returns from Ethiopia and creates a massive storm for Odysseus to get caught up in. His raft got wrecked; a sea nymph approached him and told him to get rid of his heavy clothes, she gave him her veil to wear instead. He swims around for days until he reaches Phaeacia, but there are lots of rocks at the coastline, he quickly prays to escape them. When He finally
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Nausicaa was asleep. Athena is disguised as Nausicaa’s friend and tells her to go wash her clothes because she might marry soon! Nausicaa asks her parents for permission and goes to the river with her maids. They first wash the clothes; after that they play with a ball, but the ball falls into the water. All the girls scream, which wakes Odysseus, who is sleeping behind some nearby bushes, up. He stands up, the girls see him and they run away! Nausicaa does not run away and listens to what Odysseus has to say. Odysseus compliments her multiple times and compares her to a goddess. He also asks her for some clothes, she gives him food and clothes.
Book 7
Odysseus travels after the girls to the city. Here he meets Athena, who is disguised as a little girl, and she leads him to the palace of Alcinous. In the palace Odysseus finds Arete, the queen, clasps her knees and asks for help to find his way home. First they give him something to eat and drink. Then they ask him how he reached the palace, where he got the clothes, where he is from and what his name is. Odysseus tells how he got there and that he got the clothes from Nausicaa. Fortunately Alcinous promises him that they will have a ship ready to take him home.
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Nausicaa was asleep. Athena is disguised as Nausicaa’s friend and tells her to go wash her clothes because she might marry soon! Nausicaa asks her parents for permission and goes to the river with her maids. They first wash the clothes; after that they play with a ball, but the ball falls into the water. All the girls scream, which wakes Odysseus, who is sleeping behind some nearby bushes, up. He stands up, the girls see him and they run away! Nausicaa does not run away and listens to what Odysseus has to say. Odysseus compliments her multiple times and compares her to a goddess. He also asks her for some clothes, she gives him food and clothes.
Book 7
Odysseus travels after the girls to the city. Here he meets Athena, who is disguised as a little girl, and she leads him to the palace of Alcinous. In the palace Odysseus finds Arete, the queen, clasps her knees and asks for help to find his way home. First they give him something to eat and drink. Then they ask him how he reached the palace, where he got the clothes, where he is from and what his name is. Odysseus tells how he got there and that he got the clothes from Nausicaa. Fortunately Alcinous promises him that they will have a ship ready to take him home.
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