Eurycleia (also spelled Eurýkleia or Euryclea).
In other traditions she is also called Antiphata.
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.
Eurycleia was the name of Odysseus's faithful old nurse.
by the scar on his body.
Odysseus' nurse recognizes Odysseus as she is bathing his feet, due to a old scar he received as a child on a boar hunt.
Odysseus' nurse recognizes Odysseus as she is bathing his feet, due to a old scar he received as a child on a boar hunt.
Eurycleia
She was Odysseus's nurse as a child and noticed a scar above his knee that he got hunting boar as a child.
The old nurse, Eurycleia, recognizes Odysseus by the distinctive scar on his foot, which he received during a hunting accident in his youth. This recognition comes after she washes his feet while he is disguised as a beggar, and the scar reveals his true identity to her. Eurycleia's deep familiarity with Odysseus from his childhood allows her to make this critical connection. Her recognition is significant as it underscores themes of loyalty and identity in "The Odyssey."
His nurse
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.
Eurycleia is Odysseus and Telemachus's nurse and maid
Eurekleia