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Alcinous

In Greek mythology, Alcinous (also transliterated as Alkínoös) was a son of Nausithous and father of Nausicaa and Laodamas with Arete.

He was King of the Phaeacians on Scheria and welcomed both Odysseus who had been shipwrecked on his shore and the Argonauts.

07-10-2008 09:35:13
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