Nausicaä

/ (nɔːˈsɪkɪə) /

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noun

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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Words nearby Nausicaä

nauseant, nauseate, nauseated, nauseating, nauseous, Nausicaä, naut., nautch, Nautes, nautical, nautical day

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How to use Nausicaä in a sentence

But the Goddess floated through them like a breath of wind up to the head of the couch, and spoke to Nausicaa in a dream.
The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest|Margaret Vandercook
While Odysseus slumbers the Princess Nausicaa and her maidens come down toward the river.
The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest|Margaret Vandercook
The author of Nausicaa and Other Poems when anger took hold of him always went white and said little.
The Silver Poppy|Arthur Stringer
Only after Calypso is put aside, do Arete the wife and Nausicaa the maid become possible.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider

She appears to Nausicaa at the beginning in the form of a dream, and bids the maiden look after some washing.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider