Alcinoüs

American

[al-sin-oh-uhs] / ælˈsɪn oʊ əs /

noun

king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.

Alcinoüs British

/ ælˈsɪnəʊəs /

noun

(in Homer's Odyssey ) a Phaeacian king at whose court the shipwrecked Odysseus told of his wanderings See also Nausicaä

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Their king, Alcinoüs, was a good, sensible man who knew that his wife Acrete was a great deal wiser than he and always let her decide anything important for him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

For them, in sacrifice, the sacred might59 30 Of King Alcinoüs slew an ox to Jove Saturnian, cloud-girt governor of all.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

He said, and on his throne beside the King Alcinoüs sat.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

So spake Alcinoüs, and his counsel pleased; Then, all retiring, sought repose at home.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

Her voice obey; yet the effect of all Must on Alcinoüs himself depend.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

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