person
Arete
also: Ἀρήτη
Queen of the Phaeacians, wife (and niece) of Alcinous, honoured by her people like a god; Odysseus is told to supplicate her first, and she is the first to recognize the clothes she wove on him.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §7.37 Arete
Queen of the Phaeacians, honoured like a goddess by her people; Odysseus supplicates her directly on Athena's advice.