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So here Ulysses slept overcome by sleep and toil but Minerva	A
went off to the country and city of the Phaecians a people who used	B
to live in the fair town of Hypereia near the lawless Cyclopes Now	C
the Cyclopes were stronger than they and plundered them so their king	D
Nausithous moved them thence and settled them in Scheria far from all	E
other people He surrounded the city with a wall built houses and	F
temples and divided the lands among his people but he was dead and	F
gone to the house of Hades and King Alcinous whose counsels were	G
inspired of heaven was now reigning To his house then did	H
Minerva hie in furtherance of the return of Ulysses	I
She went straight to the beautifully decorated bedroom in which	J
there slept a girl who was as lovely as a goddess Nausicaa	D
daughter to King Alcinous Two maid servants were sleeping near her	G
both very pretty one on either side of the doorway which was	K
closed with well made folding doors Minerva took the form of the	A
famous sea captain Dymas's daughter who was a bosom friend of	L
Nausicaa and just her own age then coming up to the girl's bedside	M
like a breath of wind she hovered over her head and said	N
Nausicaa what can your mother have been about to have such a lazy	O
daughter Here are your clothes all lying in disorder yet you are	P
going to be married almost immediately and should not only be well	Q
dressed yourself but should find good clothes for those who attend	R
you This is the way to get yourself a good name and to make your	S
father and mother proud of you Suppose then that we make tomorrow a	A
washing day and start at daybreak I will come and help you so that	T
you may have everything ready as soon as possible for all the best	U
young men among your own people are courting you and you are not	V
going to remain a maid much longer Ask your father therefore to	W
have a waggon and mules ready for us at daybreak to take the rugs	X
robes and girdles and you can ride too which will be much	Y
pleasanter for you than walking for the washing cisterns are some way	Z
from the town	A2
When she had said this Minerva went away to Olympus which they	Z
say is the everlasting home of the gods Here no wind beats roughly	O
and neither rain nor snow can fall but it abides in everlasting	D
sunshine and in a great peacefulness of light wherein the blessed	U
gods are illumined for ever and ever This was the place to which	J
the goddess went when she had given instructions to the girl	B2
By and by morning came and woke Nausicaa who began wondering	D
about her dream she therefore went to the other end of the house to	W
tell her father and mother all about it and found them in their own	C2
room Her mother was sitting by the fireside spinning her purple	D2
yarn with her maids around her and she happened to catch her father	G
just as he was going out to attend a meeting of the town council	D2
which the Phaeacian aldermen had convened She stopped him and said	N
Papa dear could you manage to let me have a good big waggon I	E2
want to take all our dirty clothes to the river and wash them You are	P
the chief man here so it is only right that you should have a clean	F2
shirt when you attend meetings of the council Moreover you have five	G2
sons at home two of them married while the other three are	P
good looking bachelors you know they always like to have clean	F2
linen when they go to a dance and I have been thinking about all	E
this	H2
She did not say a word about her own wedding for she did not like	D
to but her father knew and said You shall have the mules my	E2
love and whatever else you have a mind for Be off with you and	F
the men shall get you a good strong waggon with a body to it that will	I2
hold all your clothes	J2
On this he gave his orders to the servants who got the waggon	F2
out harnessed the mules and put them to while the girl brought	K2
the clothes down from the linen room and placed them on the waggon	F2
Her mother prepared her a basket of provisions with all sorts of	L
good things and a goat skin full of wine the girl now got into the	A
waggon and her mother gave her also a golden cruse of oil that she	O
and her women might anoint themselves Then she took the whip and	F
reins and lashed the mules on whereon they set off and their hoofs	L2
clattered on the road They pulled without flagging and carried not	V
only Nausicaa and her wash of clothes but the maids also who were	G
with her	G
When they reached the water side they went to the	A
washing cisterns through which there ran at all times enough pure	M2
water to wash any quantity of linen no matter how dirty Here they	Z
unharnessed the mules and turned them out to feed on the sweet juicy	O
herbage that grew by the water side They took the clothes out of	L
the waggon put them in the water and vied with one another in	F2
treading them in the pits to get the dirt out After they had washed	N2
them and got them quite clean they laid them out by the sea side	M
where the waves had raised a high beach of shingle and set about	O2
washing themselves and anointing themselves with olive oil Then	F2
they got their dinner by the side of the stream and waited for the	A
sun to finish drying the clothes When they had done dinner they threw	W
off the veils that covered their heads and began to play at ball	E
while Nausicaa sang for them As the huntress Diana goes forth upon	F2
the mountains of Taygetus or Erymanthus to hunt wild boars or deer	P2
and the wood nymphs daughters of Aegis bearing Jove take their sport	Q2
along with her then is Leto proud at seeing her daughter stand a full	R2
head taller than the others and eclipse the loveliest amid a whole	S2
bevy of beauties even so did the girl outshine her handmaids	O
When it was time for them to start home and they were folding the	A
clothes and putting them into the waggon Minerva began to consider	G
how Ulysses should wake up and see the handsome girl who was to	W
conduct him to the city of the Phaeacians The girl therefore	S
threw a ball at one of the maids which missed her and fell into	W
deep water On this they all shouted and the noise they made woke	D
Ulysses who sat up in his bed of leaves and began to wonder what it	T2
might all be	O
Alas said he to himself what kind of people have I come	U2
amongst Are they cruel savage and uncivilized or hospitable and	F
humane I seem to hear the voices of young women and they sound	V2
like those of the nymphs that haunt mountain tops or springs of	L
rivers and meadows of green grass At any rate I am among a race of	L
men and women Let me try if I cannot manage to get a look at them	W2
As he said this he crept from under his bush and broke off a	A
bough covered with thick leaves to hide his nakedness He looked	X2
like some lion of the wilderness that stalks about exulting in his	O
strength and defying both wind and rain his eyes glare as he prowls	O
in quest of oxen sheep or deer for he is famished and will dare	Y2
break even into a well fenced homestead trying to get at the sheep	Z2
even such did Ulysses seem to the young women as he drew near to them	W2
all naked as he was for he was in great want On seeing one so	O
unkempt and so begrimed with salt water the others scampered off	A3
along the spits that jutted out into the sea but the daughter of	L
Alcinous stood firm for Minerva put courage into her heart and took	D
away all fear from her She stood right in front of Ulysses and he	O
doubted whether he should go up to her throw himself at her feet and	F
embrace her knees as a suppliant or stay where he was and entreat her	G
to give him some clothes and show him the way to the town In the	A
end he deemed it best to entreat her from a distance in case the	A
girl should take offence at his coming near enough to clasp her knees	O
so he addressed her in honeyed and persuasive language	B3
O queen he said I implore your aid but tell me are you a	A
goddess or are you a mortal woman If you are a goddess and dwell	Q

Homer

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