In Homerās Odyssey Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians, helps the shipwrecked Odysseus, providing him with comforts and a ship to sail home to Ithaca. Odysseus was cast onto the shore of Scheria, the land of the Phaeacians, after Poseidon destroyed his raft. He was discovered by Alcinousās daughter, Nausicaa, and then enjoyed the hospitality of Alcinous.
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