Alcinous

Role: father of Troilus · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 2

In Book 1, Alcinous is described as hosting Demodocus at his court. By Book 5, Nausicaa is identified as his daughter; in Book 6, Troilus and Alcetus are named as his sons. In Book 8, Odysseus recounts to Alcinous his journey to Hades and the souls he saw there.

Relationship record

Book 1 · Chapter 2

with Demodocus (Demodocus was at Alcinous's court.) “from him too we have the description of Demodocus’ being at the court of Alcinous”
protégé: Demodocus (Demodocus was at Alcinous's court.) “for from him too we have the description of Demodocus’ being at the court of Alcinous,”

Book 5 · Chapter 19

child: Nausicaa “Nausicaa, the daughter of Alcinous”

Book 6 · Chapter 1

child: Troilus (parent->child) “And next Cleogenes are Dinolochus, the son of Pyrrhus, and Troilus, the son of Alcinous.”

Book 6 · Chapter 9

child: Alcetus “Alcetus the son of Alcinous”

Book 8 · Chapter 48

with Odysseus (Odysseus gave an account to Alcinous.) “Odysseus’ account to Alcinous of his journey to Hades and the souls he saw there”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.