Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In Greek mythology, Queen Arete of Scheria was a queen of the Phaeacians, wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa and Laodamas. She welcomed Odysseus and treated him hospitably. Odyssey VII,54, 66, 141, 233. "Areté" (αρετη) is also the Greek word for virtue. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.