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Hello, please tell us about the asteroid Nausikaa (192).

nausicaa, princess of phaeacia (asteroid 192)

Nausicaa was a Princess of Phaeacia - her father was King Alcinous and her mother was Queen Arete. Most prevalently she appears in The Odyssey as the playful and joyous lady that aids Odysseus in his time of need. As mentioned in his post, Odysseus runs into a bit of bad luck after upsetting Poseidon - his ship gets destroyed and he ends up getting washed ashore to a land that seems foreign to him. The hero comes out of his exhaustion haze hearing the laughter of women. This is when he discovers Nausicaa and her handmaids on, what he learns is, the island of Phaeacia. The handmaids are frightened by this strange and very nude man - they are unwilling to let him get near enough to speak - meanwhile, Nausicaa is happy to help him. Nausicaa kindly offers him clothes and brings him closer to the nearest town on the island. When they get near the town, she tells him it would be scandalous for her to be seen with a man and that she should go alone and ahead of him. She advised him to speak with her parents - more so her mother. Odysseus did just that and was a guest in their home for a while. It is thought that there was flirtation and sexual tension between her and Odysseus (he even promises to worship her as though she was amongst the gods in Olympus for saving him) but nothing ever occurs between the two in The Odyssey. There are also a few accounts that say she marries Odysseus's son, Telemachus (…yea…). IN MY OPINION Nausicaa can represent a) where you are humble, b) how open you are to strangers, c) where you may be more accepting of others compared to those around you, d) how willing you are to help those around you, and/or e) where you may be saintly or god-like in others’ eyes.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of nausikaa along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of nausikaa AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede nausikaa!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: odysseus (1143), ulysses (5254), poseidon (4341 / h47), telemachus (15913), alcinoos (11428), and arete (197)!

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