Later that evening, Athena comes to the Phaeacian princess, Nausicaa, in the form of a friend. She tells the princess to wash her clothes in the river the next morning so that she will appear more desirable to any suitors who may come. Nausicaa follows the advice of Athena, and she and her handmaidens bathe and wash their clothes in the river. While the group of women is bathing, Odysseus wakes and comes upon them. With no clothes and no ship, he pleads with the women for their assistance. Nausicaa gives Odysseus time alone to bathe, and Athena blesses him with a glow to appear more handsome to Nausicaa. She finds herself falling in love with him. However, she wishes to avoid causing a scene by appearing with him in the city, so.....
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