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

A stark post-apocalyptic sci-fi story about a princess battling against a kingdom whose warmongering threatens to destroy the world altogether, there’s really nothing else like Nausicaä.

From The Verge • Jun. 2, 2020

A Japanese animation studio founded by director Hayao Miyazaki, producer Toshio Suzuki, and the late director Isao Takahata in 1985, the year after the three worked on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

From The Verge • Jun. 2, 2020

Part of the interest of the Odyssey, as distinguished from the Iliad, lies in the details, such as are given in the story of Nausicaä and the visit of Telemachus to Menelaus.

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

In terror they ran away, all except Nausicaä.

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

Nausicaä, for so the girl was called, never imagined the next morning that she was to play the part of rescuer to a hero.

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