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Encyclopedia > Arete (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Queen Arete of Scheria was a queen of the Phaeacians, wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa and Laodamas. She welcomed Odysseus and treated him hospitably. (See Odyssey VII,54, 66, 141, 233) Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... In Greek mythology, Scheria, Skhería, or Phaeacia, is an island, the land of the Phaeacians. ... In Greek mythology, Scheria, Skhería, or Phaeacia, is an island, the land of the Phaeacians. ... In Greek mythology, Alcinous (also transliterated as Alkínoös) was a son of Nausithous and father of Nausicaa and Laodamas with Arete. ... This article is about the Greek mythological character. ... In Greek mythology, Laódamas referred to three different people. ... This article is about the mythological character. ... Odyssey (disambiguation). ...


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In Greek mythology, Queen Arete of Scheria was a queen of the Phaeacians, wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa and Laodamas.
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