Nausicaä

British  

/ nɔːˈsɪkɪə /

noun

1. Greek myth a daughter of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians, who assisted the shipwrecked Odysseus after discovering him on a beach

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Example Sentences

Last month, Nausicaa Delfas, the interim chief financial ombudsman, said victims of poor service from financial firms should have problems dealt with speedily, particularly during uncertain economic times.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2022

"In this period of economic uncertainty it is more important than ever that where problems do arise, they are addressed quickly," said Nausicaa Delfas, interim chief financial ombudsman.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2022

So do the breezy complacency of Menelaus, the innocence of Nausicaa, the gruff decency of the swineherd Eumaeus.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2017

In his life history, Odysseus encounters the Cyclops before he meets the charming young girl Nausicaa, yet Homer’s poem presents the latter episode first.

From Washington Post • May 12, 2016

One of the girls who had been playing a kind of ball game to keep warm—the same game as Nausicaa was playing when Ulysses arrived—came running back to Elaine from the shrubbery by the well.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White