queen arete was the name of alcinous's wife the queen of phaecia in the odyssey.
queen arete was the name of alcinous's wife the queen of phaecia in the odyssey.
what is the name of alcinous's wife the queen of phaecia in the odyssey?
queen arete
following nausicaa's orders, odysseus sought to enter the palace of king alcinous and plead for mercy from the queen, arete, so he could make his way home. on his way to the palace, odysseus meets athena disguised as a local girl. in her disguised state, athena advises him about how to enter the palace. athena, knowledgeable that the phaeacians were hostile towards men from the outlands, cloaked odysseus in a mist that hid him from the phaeacians' gaze. under athena's protection, odysseus passes through all of the protection systems of the palace and enters the chamber of king alcinous. odysseus throws his arms around the queen's legs and supplicates her. naturally, alcinous and his court are surprised to see a stranger walking into their secured palace. it was only after echeneus, a phaeacian elder, urged king alcinous to welcome the stranger that they offered odysseus hospitality
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bullet::::- john m. dillon, "alcinous, the handbook of platonism", 1993, oxford.









































bullet::::- dirk baltzly, ""the virtues and 'becoming like god': alcinous to proclus"", in "oxford studies in ancient philosophy, volume xxvi", david sedley (ed), (oxford: 2004).









































bullet::::- john whittaker, ""numenius and alcinous on the first principle"", phoenix 32: 144-154 (1978).









































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bullet::::- "the introduction of alcinous to the doctrines of plato translated by george burges









































bullet::::- free public domain audiobook version of "the introduction of alcinous to the doctrines of plato translated by george burges









































bullet::::- . collection includes alcinous. george burges, translator (1855).
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