Queen Arete

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Queen Arete is a wise and influential Phaeacian queen in Greek mythology, best known from Homer's Odyssey for her role in aiding the hero Odysseus.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Queen Arete canonical 2
Arete, queen of Scheria 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Phaeacian ⓘ
character in Greek mythology ⓘ
character in the Odyssey ⓘ
mythological queen ⓘ
appearsIn Odyssey ⓘ
associatedPeople Alcinous ⓘ
Nausicaa ⓘ
Odysseus ⓘ
associatedPlace Scheria ⓘ
child Clytoneus ⓘ
Laodamas ⓘ
Nausicaa ⓘ
createdBy Homer ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
etymologyOfName from Greek "aretē" meaning "virtue" or "excellence" ⓘ
familyRelation daughter of Rhexenor in some traditions ⓘ
niece of Alcinous in some traditions ⓘ
genre Greek mythology ⓘ
gives gifts to Odysseus ⓘ
hasCourt Phaeacian palace in Scheria ⓘ
linked to: Scheria
helpsWith Odysseus’s return to Ithaca ⓘ
influences decisions of King Alcinous ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryTradition Epic poetry ⓘ
memberOf Phaeacians ⓘ
moralAlignment benevolent ⓘ
narrativeFunction tests Odysseus through supplication ritual ⓘ
notableFor hospitality to strangers ⓘ
influence over the Phaeacians ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
portrayedAs just ruler ⓘ
wise counselor ⓘ
receives supplication from Odysseus ⓘ
receivesGuest Odysseus shipwrecked on Scheria ⓘ
reignsOver Scheria ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
roleInNarrative helper of Odysseus ⓘ
mediator between Odysseus and Alcinous ⓘ
sourceTextBook Odyssey, Book 11 ⓘ
linked to: The Odyssey

Odyssey, Book 13 ⓘ
linked to: The Odyssey

Odyssey, Book 6 ⓘ
linked to: The Odyssey

Odyssey, Book 7 ⓘ
linked to: The Odyssey

Odyssey, Book 8 ⓘ
linked to: The Odyssey
spouse King Alcinous ⓘ
linked to: Alcinous
symbolizes female wisdom ⓘ
hospitality (xenia) ⓘ
idealized queenship ⓘ
timePeriodOfMyth mythic age of heroes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scheria → ruledBy → Queen Arete ⓘ
Lady of Scheria → heldBy → Queen Arete ⓘ
Lady of Scheria → relatedConcept → Arete, queen of Scheria ⓘ
linked to: Queen Arete