Alcinous
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In Greek mythology, Alcinous was a son of Nausithous and brother of Rhexenor. After the latter's death, he married his brother's daughter Arete who bore him Nausicaa, Halius, Clytoneus and Laodamas. I
Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous by Francesco Hayez. The blind minstrel Demodocus is playing the harp.
Scheria
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Scheria or Scherie, also known as Phaeacia, is a place in Greek mythology, first mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as the home of the Phaeacians and the last destination of Odysseus in his 10-year journey
Alcinous
…after they had received expensive presents from Alcinous. He was also the King of the Phaeacians. According to Homer, Alcinous is the happy ruler of the Phaiacians in the island of Scheria, who has by Arete five sons and one daughter, Nausicaa. The description of his palace and his dominions, the mode in which…
Pieter Lastman's Odysseus and Nausicaa, oil on panel, 1619; Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
Claude Lorrain: Port Scene with the Departure of Odysseus from the Land of the Phaeacians (oil on canvas, 1646; Louvre, Paris)