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Eurycleia was the only person to recognize Odysseus without him first revealing himself (as he did to Telemachus) after he returned home from the Trojan War. After he entered his own house as a guest of Penelope disguised as a beggar, Eurycleia bathed him and recognized him by a scar just above his knee, which he got from a boar while boar ...
In Greek mythology, Eurycleia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύκλεια Eurýkleia) or Euryclia may refer to the following women: Eurycleia, nurse of Odysseus. [1] Eurycleia, a Boeotian princess as the daughter of King Athamas and Themisto, [2] and thus, sister to Leucon, Erythrius, Schoeneus, and Ptous.
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The stories told in the Odyssey by Nestor and Menelaus to Telemachus, and Odysseus to a Scherian court make Odysseus into a hero as he fights monsters and seduces goddesses. According to Penelope in The Penelopiad, Odysseus was a liar who drunkenly fought a one-eyed bartender then boasted it was a giant cannibalistic cyclops.
Odysseus is hesitant to question the loyalties of others. Odysseus tests the loyalties of others by questioning them. The characters reply to Odysseus' questions. Odysseus proceeds to reveal his identity. The characters test Odysseus' identity. There is a rise of emotions associated with Odysseus' recognition, usually lament or joy.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. Legendary Greek king of Ithaca For other uses, see Odysseus (disambiguation). See also: Ulysses Fictional character Odysseus Head of Odysseus from a Roman period Hellenistic marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga, Italy In ...
A statue of Neptune in the city of Bristol.. Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea and the brother of Zeus, Hades, Hera, Hestia and Demeter.Beckoned by the curse of Polyphemus, his one-eyed giant son, he attempts to make Odysseus' journey home much harder than it actually needs to be.
Eurycleia is the daughter of Ops and granddaughter of Peisenor, as well as the wet-nurse of Odysseus. Eurycleia may also refer to: Eurycleia (mythology), figures in Greek mythology; 195 Eurykleia, a main belt asteroid; H. a. eurycleia, a subspecies of butterfly species Heliconius aoede; Eurycleia, a crater on Tethys (moon of Saturn)