Euryclea
Americannoun
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He said; nor Euryclea his lov’d nurse Longer delay’d, but sulphur brought and fire, When he with purifying steams, himself, Visited ev’ry part, the banquet-room, 570 The vestibule, the court.
From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William
Autolycus arriving in the isle Of pleasant Ithaca, the new-born son Of his own daughter found, whom on his knees 500 At close of supper Euryclea placed, And thus the royal visitant address’d.
From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William
Only Euryclea, the youth's faithful nurse, knows of his journey, and she has taken a great oath not to reveal it to his mother till the eleventh or twelfth day.
From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell
I wish, child," answered Euryclea, "that you would take the management of the house into your own hands altogether, and look after all the property yourself.
From The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Butler, Samuel
He then goes to bathe, and is attended by Euryclea, who discovers him to be Ulysses by the scar upon his leg, which he formerly received in hunting the wild boar on Parnassus.
From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander
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