The way Odysseus speaks to Princess Naesicaa when she first found him is amazing. His description of the Princess makes the reader realize how beautiful the girls is. Her beauty is so great that she could definitely be a goddess, even the daughter of great Zeus..
"...If one of the gods who rule the skies up there, you're Artemis to the life, the daughter of mighty Zeus - I see her now - " (Book 6, line 164)
But in case that Odysseus were wrong, and she is not a goddess, then he states how blest Naesicaa's family is because of her beauty. This reassures how beautiful the princess is compared to the rest of the mortals, not even Odysseus' wife.
"... I have never laid eyes on anyone like you, neither man nor woman..." (Book 6, line 175)
The message that I like the most about this part of The Odyssey is that Odysseus wasn't unfaithful to his wife Penelope, even though the Princess is more beautiful than any other mortal he has ever seen.
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