Student+Notes-Nausicaa

-She is daughter of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians

-Athena, in the disguise of a young girl, tells Nausicaa to assist her maids in the washing of clothing the next morning

-While she and her companions are at the river, they engage in a game of ball, the noise of which rouses the hero Odysseus from his slumber

-All of the other girls are terrified by the sight of the hero - all except the noble Nausicaa.

-offers Odysseus food and clothing

-the beauty and charm of the princess represent another of the many temptations that Odysseus encounters on his long journey home

1.Summarize (5-8 sentences) what happens in this part of Odysseus's journey

When Hermes told Calypso that she had to free Odysseus she refused but Hermes told her that if she did not release Odysseus Zeus would be mad. After Calypso told Odysseus he was able to leave he asked her for a boat to go home with but she said she did not have one and that he would have to make his own. So Odysseus started to work on his boat and when he was done Calypso beg him to stay but he refused so he got on his boat and made his way home. What Odysseus did not know was that Poseidon was still mad at him for stabbing his son the Cyclops in the eye. So Poseidon made the sea go wild and Odysseus’s little boat got destroy and the only thing left for Odysseus to hold on to was a piece of his boat. Odysseus screamed to Poseidon “what do you want from me” and Poseidon told him that he wanted him to understand that he needed gods. Meanwhile Princess Nausicaa, daughter of Alcinous king of the Phaeacians, was washing her clothes at the sea shore with some of the servant. Suddenly she saw a naked man on the sea shore and went to look to see who it was. When she saw that the man on the sea shore she fell in love with him but even though she love him she gave him to her father the king.

2.What is revealed (positive characteristics) about Odysseus during this episode?

The positive characteristics that are reavealed in this episode are that he is brave because he is not scare when poseidon makes all the waves, also thatr he finally understood that hes just a man and also that pride is not a good thing.

3.What is revealed (negative characteristics) about Odysseus during this episode?

During this episode of Odysseus journey he reveals that he has no more pride, so he does

not have any more negative characteristics.

4.How is Odysseus's //**heroic flaw**// developed or diminished during this episode?

Odysseus’s Heroic flaw Diminishes when he washes up on the shore and the princess clothes

him and feeds him and when her father throws a party for him.

5.Describe in one paragraph (5-8 sentences) the stage of the hero's journey known as //**Rescue from Without**//.

There is a part in the hero’s journey known as the Rescue from without. The Rescue from without is the part of the hero’s journey when the hero’s needs help from rescuers or may have to have powerful guides for other people. This part may also be when the hero doesn’t realize that it is time to return, that they can return, or that other people need their help.

6.How do the events of this episode with //**Nausicaa**// fit this stage of the hero's journey?

All the events in the episode lead up to a part in hero's journey. This episode was part of the Road of Trails. In more general this episode is part of the Challenges which is make the hero’s and it is also the part were he is being tested in many different ways.

By then, Poseidon had returned, and saw what Odysseus was doing, and unleashed a new storm. Odysseus was tossed around, but was saved by Leucothea who gave the hero her veil and adviced him to save himself by swimming. Naked and exhausted Odysseus was washed ashore on Scheria, where he was discovered by the princess Nausicaa, who had come there to wash her clothes. Her maids ran away screaming when they saw the wild and naked man, but Nausicaa approached him. She fed and clothed him, and told him where he was. She fell in love with him but decided to let him go. She then brought him to her father king Alcinoos and queen Arete. A party was held in honour of their guest, as well as athletic games and song by the blind rhapsod Demodocus.**He generously gave our hero a ship and a full crew.
 * When Poseidon was away, Athena took the opportunity to beg Zeus to help Odysseus. The god then sent Hermes to Calypso with a message to let Odysseus go. Odysseus built a raft and sailed for seventeen days, until he reached Scheria, the island of the Faiacs (supposedly** **Corfu).