It's nice to see that Odysseus has good manners around women. He attempts to cover his nakedness when he encounter's Alkinoös' daughter, Nausikaa, and her servants near the beaches of Phaiakia. Odysseus gets a real break this time. Bath and food. Athena did well with this plan. She encouraged Nausikaa to go and wash her clothes at the beach knowing that Odysseus would be there. Now he also has his way to find the city so he can start getting back home again.
On a side note, Odysseus must be a pretty good looking man. First a goddess, Calypso, falls in love with him; and now we have Nausikaa, a princess, falling for him. Athena can take some credit for the princess though. Good thing that he's smart also. He didn't look so dashing before his bath. He had to supplicate her with his words. Who wants to trust a man who looked as rough as he did? And he was naked to top it off. You have to be able to prove you're not crazy.
But he has suceeded. Odysseus is awesome. And the journey is only 25% over. Shorter post for a shorter chapter. Bye.
P.S.: Anyone who's a big fan of "How I Met Your Mother" should get the hidden joke in the title. ^_^
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