Alcinous (son of Nausithoos)
Alkinoos ( Greek Ἀλκίνοος ) is in Greek mythology, the king of the Phaeacians , the son of Nausithous and brother of Rhexenor . He is married to his daughter Arete and is the father of Nausicaa and five sons.
Coming from Calypso , towards the end of his wanderings after a storm , Odysseus lands naked on the coast of Scherias , the land of the Phaiacs. Due to the support of Athena , he is welcomed in a friendly manner and finally brought to Ithaca by the Phaiacs .
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literature
- C. Fleischer: Alcinous 1) . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1.1, Leipzig 1886, Col. 237-240 ( digitized version ).
- Karl Tümpel : Alcinous 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 1544-1547.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homer, Odyssey V, 34f .; V, 461ff.