<P> In Book Six of the Odyssey , Odysseus is shipwrecked on the coast of the island of Scheria ( Phaeacia in some translations ) . Nausicaä and her handmaidens go to the sea - shore to wash clothes . Awoken by their games , Odysseus emerges from the forest completely naked , scaring the servants away , and begs Nausicaä for aid . Nausicaä gives Odysseus some of the laundry to wear , and takes him to the edge of the town . Realizing that rumors might arise if Odysseus is seen with her , she and the servants go ahead into town . But first she advises Odysseus to go directly to Alcinous ' house and make his case to Nausicaä 's mother , Arete . Arete is known as wiser even than Alcinous , and Alcinous trusts her judgment . Odysseus follows this advice , approaching Arete and winning her approval , and is received as a guest by Alcinous . </P>
<P> In Book Six of the Odyssey , Odysseus is shipwrecked on the coast of the island of Scheria ( Phaeacia in some translations ) . Nausicaä and her handmaidens go to the sea - shore to wash clothes . Awoken by their games , Odysseus emerges from the forest completely naked , scaring the servants away , and begs Nausicaä for aid . Nausicaä gives Odysseus some of the laundry to wear , and takes him to the edge of the town . Realizing that rumors might arise if Odysseus is seen with her , she and the servants go ahead into town . But first she advises Odysseus to go directly to Alcinous ' house and make his case to Nausicaä 's mother , Arete . Arete is known as wiser even than Alcinous , and Alcinous trusts her judgment . Odysseus follows this advice , approaching Arete and winning her approval , and is received as a guest by Alcinous . </P>
where does nausicaa daughter of king alcinous find odysseus
where does nausicaa daughter of king alcinous find odysseus
the sea - shore
the sea - shore