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Nausicaa (; , ; also Nausicaä, Nausikaa) is a character in Homer's Odyssey. She is the daughter of King Alcinous (Αλκίνοος, Alkínoös) and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name, in Greek, means "burner of ships" (ναῦς: ship; κάω: to burn).
The name Nausicaa or Nausikaa or Nausicaä is deriver from the Greek name Nαυσικάα and may refer to:
- Nausicaa, a character in Greek literature and mythology
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (manga), a manga series by Japanese writer, illustrator, and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film), Hayao Miyazaki's 1984 anime film adaptation of his manga of the same name
- Nausicaä (character), the main character in the above manga and anime series
- Nausicaa.net, a fan website about Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, and related topics
- 192 Nausikaa, an asteroid named after the Greek mythology character
Other references:
- Gerty MacDowell in James Joyce's novel Ulysses
- Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer - The French National Sea Centre, an aquarium park near Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
- The homeworld of the Nausicaans, a fictional race in Star Trek
Nausicaä is a fictional character from Hayao Miyazaki's science fiction manga series Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and his anime film of the same name. Her story is set in the future on a post-apocalyptic Earth, where Nausicaä is the princess of the Valley of the Wind, a minor kingdom. She assumes the responsibilities of her ill father and succeeds him to the throne over the course of the story. Fueled by her love for others and for life itself, Nausicaä studies the ecology of her world to understand the Sea of Corruption, a system of flora and fauna which came into being after the Seven Days of Fire.
Nausicaä's abilities include determination and commitment. Her magnetic personality attracts admiration and adoration from nearly all those who meet her. Her empathy allows her to communicate with many animals. Nausicaä joins a war between adjacent territories of the remaining inhabitable land. Assuming command of the Valley's small force sets her off on a journey that will alter the course of human existence.
Many experts and manga enthusiasts have interpreted the character. Nausicaä won the seventh Animage Grand Prix, and the June 1987 Grand Prix, coming second in May 1991, and again coming first in December 1992. In 2014, IGN ranked her as the ninth greatest anime character of all time, saying that "She is a genuine, charismatic character who is loved and respected by her people. But she's also a capable, though reluctant, warrior."