Nausicaa

This article is about the Homeric character. For the manga series and films, see Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. For other uses, see Nausicaa (disambiguation).
Nausicaa (second from right) with Athena and Odysseus. Detail of an Attic red-figured amphora from Vulci (c. 440 BC)

Nausicaa (/nɔːˈsɪkɪə/;[1][2] Ancient Greek: Ναυσικάα, romanized: Nausikáa [nau̯sikáaː], or Ναυσικᾶ, Nausikâ, [nau̯sikâː]), also spelled Nausicaä or Nausikaa, is a character in Homer's Odyssey. She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name means "burner of ships" (ναῦς 'ship'; κάω 'to burn').[3]

  1. ^ "Nausicaa". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
  2. ^ "Nausicaä". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. ^ Shipley, Joseph T. (2011). The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots. Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 160.