Where does the name “Nausicaä” come from?
Nausicaä was named after a Phaeacian princess in the Odyssey. Nausicaä was “a beautiful and fanciful girl, quick on her feet…She took delight in nature and had an especially receptive personality”. She saved Odysseus when he drifted ashore covered with blood and then nursed his wounds. Another model for Miyazaki’s Nausicaä was the “Princess Who Loved Insects”. It is an old Japanese story about a noble girl who was regarded as an eccentric because she loved to watch insects. For details about the origin of Nausicaä, read the article written by Miyazaki himself (transcribed by Michael Mifsud, site currently down) that appeared in the Nausicaä manga.
Nausicaä was named after a Phaeacian princess in the Odyssey. Nausicaä was “a beautiful and fanciful girl, quick on her feet…She took delight in nature and had an especially receptive personality”. She saved Odysseus when he drifted ashore covered with blood and then nursed his wounds. Another model for Miyazaki’s Nausicaä was the “Princess Who Loved Insects”. It is an old Japanese story about a noble girl who was regarded as an eccentric because she loved to watch insects. For details about the origin of Nausicaä, read the article written by Miyazaki himself (transcribed by Michael Mifsud, site currently down) that appeared in the Nausicaä manga.
