Φαίηκες : the
Phaeacians, a fabulous people related to the gods,
dwelling in Scheria, where they lived a life of ease, averse to war
and devoted to sea-faring. The ships in which they escort guests to
their homes, however distant, are themselves possessed of intelligence
to find the way. The names of nearly all the Phaeacians mentioned are
significant of the love of ships, not excepting that of Nausicaa
(ναῦς), the most charming of them all,
Od. 5.34, Od.
6.4, Od. 8.244
ff.