Place in Homer’s Odyssey
Cave of the Naiads
Grotto above Ithaca's harbour
The nymphs' sea-cave where the Phaeacians lay the sleeping Odysseus ashore with his treasure. Athena helps him hide the gold there before he walks up to the farm.
Bonds
- Odysseus visits Cave of the Naiads — hides the Phaeacian treasure there
Appears in
- Book XIII Arrival of Odysseus at Ithaca
Scenes
- Landing at Ithaca — Book XIII. Sailors leave sleeping Odysseus with treasure
- Athena Unveiled — Book XIII. Athena reveals herself, praises his cunning
- Hiding the Treasure — Book XIII. Odysseus kisses earth, hides treasure