| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Phaeacia |
(f  ´sh ) (KEY) , in Greek mythology, island of Scheria (location unknown). It was inhabited by a seafaring people who were hospitable to sailors and fond of joyous, luxurious living. When Odysseus was shipwrecked on their coast, their king, Alcinoüs, and his daughter, Nausicaä, entertained him. |
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