Odysseus rose to the moment deftly, gently:
"Nausicaa, daughter of generous King Alcinous,
may Zeus the Thunderer, Hera’s husband, grant it so –
that I travel home and see the dawn of my return.
Even at home I’ll pray to you as a deathless goddess
all my days to come. You saved my life, dear girl."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 8, lines 521-526. Odysseus thanks Nausicaa for saving his life and says that he will be always be grateful to her. We know that Nausicaa would like someone like Odysseus to be her husband. But Odysseus is determined to leave Phaeacia and the princess and he prays to Zeus that he makes it home to Ithaca.