Alcinous

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In Greek mythology, Alcinous Greek Ἀλκίνοος (sometimes with the diacritical mark Alcinoüs; also transliterated as Alkínoös) was a son of Nausithous, or of Phaeax (son of Poseidon and Corcyra), and father of Nausicaa, Halius, and Laodamas with Arete. His name literally means "Mighty mind."

He was King of the Phaiakians, in the island of Drepane which traditionally was thought to be modern Corfu but which modern scholars believe to have not existed, and welcomed both Odysseus who had been shipwrecked on his shore and the Argonauts. Much of the Odyssey is Odysseus telling of his adventures to King Alcinous.

Also King Alcinous' daughter fell in love with Odysseus. After Alcinous granted safe passage for Odysseus back to Ithaca, Poseidon wrapped the city with a mountain mass. His palace was guarded by golden dogs who never slept, constructed by Hephaestus. Homer's description of the Garden of Alcinous, from the Odyssey, is one of the oldest textual descriptions of a garden.

“ Free in mind must be he who desires to have understanding ”

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