"And you, my friends
remaining here in your kingdom now, may you delight
in your loyal wives and children! May the gods
rain down all kinds of fortune on your lives,
misfortune never harbor in your homeland!"
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 13, lines 49-53. Before setting out on his journey home to Ithaca, Odysseus thanks Alcinous and the Phaeacians and offers a prayer on their behalf.