Nausithoos (son of Poseidon)

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Nausithous ( ancient Greek Ναυσίθοος ) is in Greek mythology, king of the Phaeacians , a son of Poseidon and the Periboea .

Nausithoos was the first king of the Phaiacs, who at that time still lived near the territory of the Cyclops , who in turn represented a constant threat to the Phaiacs. Nausithoos therefore led them to Scheria , where they established their happy kingdom. His son is King Alcinous , who welcomed Odysseus kindly and arranged for him to be brought to his home in Ithaca.

literature

• Richard Wagner : Nausithoos 1) . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.1, Leipzig 1902, Col. 41 f. ( Digitized version ).