Nausicaa

• inspired in a dream to do her brothers' washing and start thinking about marriage
• Athene's plan to get clothes to get the naked Ody and ensure that she won't run away like a frightened girl
• has a simple function in the story - plot device
• details of her behaviour make her come alive
• she approaches her father and gets what she wants
• she is too embarrassed to explain why she has a sudden interest in doing the washing, and her father doesn't want to pursue the matter
• once she has her wagon, she is off, flicking the whip and confidently drives the mules to the river
• her feisty nature is seen as she leads the girls in their ball-game
• stands her ground when the naked Ody appears
• his cunning words allay the dears and she tells him assertively about her country and xenia
• once he has washed and been beautified by Athene, she sees a potential husband before her, and says rather too much about the danger of the Phaeacians' thinking that she has found a husband