Odysseus takes leave of Alcinous by Theodoor van Thulden, after Francesco Primaticcio

Odysseus takes leave of Alcinous

Theodoor van Thulden, after Francesco Primaticcio · 1632–1633 · Rijksmuseum · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Odysseus says a grateful goodbye to kind King Alcinous, who gives him a fast ship to sail him home at last after all his wanderings. Explore its place in Book XIII of the Odyssey.

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