Unchanged by any teller — how the centuries since have seen Rhexenor.
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Odyssey
Homer
Homer makes Rhexenor son of Nausithous and brother of Alcinous — slain by Apollo in his hall, leaving Arete as his only child, the queen Odysseus will clasp.
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Arete (mythology)
Rhexenor's daughter — the Phaeacian queen whose favor Nausicaa and Athena bid Odysseus seek first.
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Alcinous
Rhexenor's brother — the king who marries Arete and hosts Odysseus; the uncle-niece marriage Homer states without apology.
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Nausithous
Rhexenor's father — the Poseidon-born founder of Scheria whose two sons split early death and lasting kingship.