Nausicaa and the Phaeacians

From The Odyssey by Homer
Shipwrecked Odysseus encounters Princess Nausicaa, who brings him to her father King Alcinous's court, where he recounts his adventures.
Book 6.110-250

The encounter with Nausicaa exemplifies xenia (guest-friendship) and Odysseus's rhetorical skill.

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