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When Odysseus was hunting on Mount Parnassus as a boy, he was injured by a wild boar. He did kill it, but it got a piece of him as well. It was a cut that ran just up from his knee.
Eurycleia nursed Odysseus when he was a boy and she recognised his scar - this is how she knows the beggar is actually Odysseus..
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Who is eurycleia?
Eurycleia is Odysseus and Telemachus's nurse and maid
Who was Odysseus nurse when he was a child?
Eurycleia
Who recognizes Odysseus by his scar?
Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus purely by his scar.Eumaeus and Philoetius recognize Odysseus by his scar after Odysseus reveals who he is. Laertes, Odysseus' father, also recognizes Odysseus by his scar after Odysseus reveals his identity.
Who recognizes Odysseus through his disguise?
Odysseus's faithful dog, Argos, was the first to recognize him through his rags. Later on, the old nurse Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus while washing his feet, due to a scar he received as a child while on a boar hunt.
Who first recognizes telemachus when he returns to pylo?
the nurse Eurycleia
How much did Laertes pay for Eurycleia?
Laertes did not pay for Eurycleia; she was actually purchased by his father Odysseus. Eurycleia was a gift to Laertes from his father.
Who was the Faithful old nurse during the Trojan war?
Eurycleia was the name of Odysseus's faithful old nurse.
Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing feature?
while bathing him she sees a scar from his child hood
What is the name of Odysseus' loyal servant?
He had several: Philoetius the cowherd; Eumaeus the swineherd; or Eurycleia the nurse.
How was the old nurse Euryclea able to recognize Odysseus?
Euryclea recognizes Odysseus when she is washing his feet. The nurse recognizes Odysseus by a unique old hunting scar that he got from a boar hunt when he was a child.
What does Eurycleia do for the beggar-stranger?
Eurycleia recognizes the beggar-stranger as Odysseus and keeps his true identity a secret from others. She helps him by cleaning his feet, offering him food and wine, and providing him with shelter. Eurycleia also assists him in his plans to reclaim his kingdom from the suitors.
How does the loyal nurse Eurycleia recognize Odysseus?
When Odysseus was hunting on Mount Parnassus as a boy, he was injured by a wild boar. He did kill it, but it got a piece of him as well. It was a cut that ran just up from his knee. Eurycleia nursed Odysseus when he was a boy and she recognised his scar - this is how she knows the beggar is actually Odysseus..
