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Alcinous’s five sons

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Alcinous’s five sons
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Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.

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Alcinous’s house2 observations
·Direct

Alcinous’s sons carried Nausicaa’s clothes into Alcinous’s house.

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“Thus, then, did Ulysses wait and pray; but the girl drove on to the town. When she reached her father’s house she drew up at the gateway, and her brothers—comely as the gods—gathered round her, took the mules out of the waggon, and carried the clothes into the house, while she went to her own room, where an old servant, Eurymedusa of Apeira, lit the fire for her. This old woman had been brought by sea from Apeira, and had been chosen as a prize for Alcinous because he was king over the Phaeacians, and the people obeyed him as though he were a god. {57} She had been nurse to Nausicaa, and had now lit the fire for her, and brought her supper for her into her own room.”
·Direct

Alcinous’s sons received the gifts at his house.

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“With these words he girded the sword about his shoulders and towards sundown the presents began to make their appearance, as the servants of the donors kept bringing them to the house of King Alcinous; here his sons received them, and placed them under their mother’s charge. Then Alcinous led the way to the house and bade his guests take their seats.”
gates of Alcinous’s house1 observation
·Direct

Alcinous’s sons gathered around Nausicaa at the house gateway.

See evidence text
“Thus, then, did Ulysses wait and pray; but the girl drove on to the town. When she reached her father’s house she drew up at the gateway, and her brothers—comely as the gods—gathered round her, took the mules out of the waggon, and carried the clothes into the house, while she went to her own room, where an old servant, Eurymedusa of Apeira, lit the fire for her. This old woman had been brought by sea from Apeira, and had been chosen as a prize for Alcinous because he was king over the Phaeacians, and the people obeyed him as though he were a god. {57} She had been nurse to Nausicaa, and had now lit the fire for her, and brought her supper for her into her own room.”

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·Reported

Alcinous has five sons at home: two married and three handsome bachelors who enjoy clean linen for dances.

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“you have five sons at home, two of them married, while the other three are good looking bachelors; you know they always like to have clean linen when they go to a dance”
·Direct

Nausicaa’s brothers are comely as the gods and gather to unhitch the mules and carry in the clothes.

See evidence text
“her brothers—comely as the gods—gathered round her, took the mules out of the waggon, and carried the clothes into the house”
·Direct

Alcinous’s sons receive the donors’ presents and place them under their mother’s charge.

See evidence text
“his sons received them, and placed them under their mother’s charge”

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·Reported
“you have five sons at home, two of them married, while the other three are good looking bachelors”
·Direct
“her brothers—comely as the gods—gathered round her”
·Direct
“here his sons received them, and placed them under their mother’s charge”

Passage preview

Book 6 · Passage 6

‘Papa dear, could you manage to let me have a good big waggon? I want to take all our dirty clothes to the river and wash them. You are the chief man here, so it is only right that you should have a clean shirt when you attend meetings of the council. Moreover, you have five sons at home, two of them married, while the other three are good looking bachelors; you know they always like to have clean linen when they go to a dance, and I have been thinking about all this.’