Nausicaa

thumb|Nausicaa (second from right) with Athena and Odysseus. Detail of an Attic red-figured amphora from Vulci ()

Nausicaa (; , or , ), also spelled Nausicaä or Nausikaa, is a character in Homer's Odyssey. She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name means "burner of ships" ( 'ship'; 'to burn').