i think it was his wife penelope!!;)
Magistra Hoffman
The first person Odysseus met was Eumaeus his swineherd.
eumaeus the swineherd
to his loyal servant, Eumaeus, who was the swineherd that first met him. There he tasted the food and he knew he was in Ithaca.
His son , Telemachus.
When Odysseus first returned home to Ithaca, the only person who recognized him was his old nurse, Eurycleia. She was able to recognize Odysseus by a scar he had received as a child from a boar's tusk. She saw the scar when she was washing Odysseus's feet and nearly told Penelope that Odysseus was there, but he stopped her. In addition, his dog also recognized his master Odysseus and then died.
The first person Odysseus met was Eumaeus his swineherd.
eumaeus the swineherd
When Odysseus first returned home to Ithaca, the only person who recognized him was his old nurse, Eurycleia. She was able to recognize Odysseus by a scar he had received as a child from a boar's tusk. She saw the scar when she was washing Odysseus's feet and nearly told Penelope that Odysseus was there, but he stopped her. In addition, his dog also recognized his master Odysseus and then died.
The first person to approach Odysseus upon his return to Ithaca is Athena disguised as a young shepherd. She warns him that his home is full of enemies and advises him on how to handle the situation.
Euryclaeia is Odysseus's maid who first recognizes him after he returns home from Troy. She sees through his beggar disguise by noticing a scar he received while hunting a boar with his grandfather
He feels danger.
to his loyal servant, Eumaeus, who was the swineherd that first met him. There he tasted the food and he knew he was in Ithaca.
Euryclaeia is Odysseus's maid who first recognizes him after he returns home from Troy. She sees through his beggar disguise by noticing a scar he received while hunting a boar with his grandfather
the nurse Eurycleia
His son , Telemachus.
When Odysseus first returned home to Ithaca, the only person who recognized him was his old nurse, Eurycleia. She was able to recognize Odysseus by a scar he had received as a child from a boar's tusk. She saw the scar when she was washing Odysseus's feet and nearly told Penelope that Odysseus was there, but he stopped her. In addition, his dog also recognized his master Odysseus and then died.
When first met Odysseus is staring out to see on Calypso's island dreaming of getting home to Ithaca.