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  • noun In the Odyssey, a maiden who befriended the stranded Odysseus.

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  • This Book may, therefore, be called Nausicaa's Book, as she is the leading character in it, imparting to it a marvelous mood of idyllic beauty and womanly purity.

    Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Denton Jaques Snider 1883

  • Eilin O'Dea brought the novel's notorious "Nausicaa" chapter to life.

    Bloomsday Marathon At Symphony Space 2010

  • Eilin O'Dea brought the novel's notorious "Nausicaa" chapter to life.

    Bloomsday Marathon At Symphony Space 2010

  • On April 12, Gaskell wrote to Hart that he finds numerous problems with Gabler's editing of the "Nausicaa" episode.

    The New 'Ulysses': The Hidden Controversy Rossman, Charles 1988

  • In the "Nausicaa" episode Gerty McDowell claims soulful love, yet her physical urges make their sly presence felt.

    The Big Word in 'Ulysses' Ellmann, Richard 1984

  • Led by Okui-san of the photography department, an argument began about how to make an original negative of "Nausicaa".

    GhibliWiki - Recent changes [en] LLin 2010

  • Led by Okui-san of the photography department, an argument began about how to make an original negative of "Nausicaa".

    GhibliWiki - Recent changes [en] LLin 2010

  • Led by Okui-san of the photography department, an argument began about how to make an original negative of "Nausicaa".

    GhibliWiki - Recent changes [en] LLin 2010

  • Led by Okui-san of the photography department, an argument began about how to make an original negative of "Nausicaa".

    GhibliWiki - Recent changes [en] LLin 2010

  • Although the incredible "Princess Mononoke" later upstaged this early work in terms of art and detail, in many ways I still prefer "Nausicaa".

    AvaxHome RSS: 2008

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