Men

Generous Alcinous

Hero Alicinous

Great Odysseus

Thoughtful Odysseus

Women

Virgin princess

White-armed princess

Lovely girls

Bright-eyed goddess

Maids with lovely braided hair

"...a young girl lay asleep...a match for the deathless gods in build and beauty." (6.169.18)

Nausicaa: "Why run when you see a man?" (6.174.218)

Describing women in Book 6

In this painting, when the women found Odysseus, they were frightened and felt threatened by the stranger, even though he was acting peacefully.