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Arete (mythology)
Greek mythical character / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Arete (disambiguation).
In Greek mythology, Queen Arete (/əˈriːtiː/;[1] Ancient Greek: Ἀρήτη means "she who is prayed for") of Scheria was the wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa and Laodamas.
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