Euryclea

American  

[yoor-i-klee-uh, yur-] / ˌyʊər ɪˈkli ə, ˌyɜr- /

Also Euryclia

noun

1. (in theOdyssey ) the nurse of Telemachus who recognized the disguised Odysseus by a scar on his leg.

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Example Sentences

A good old woman, Euryclea, daughter of Ops, the son of Pisenor, went before him with a couple of blazing torches.

From The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Butler, Samuel

A double strength of bars secured the gates; Fast by the door the wise Euryclea waits; Euryclea, who great Ops! thy lineage shared, And watch'd all night, all day, a faithful guard.

From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander

Then the aged nurse Euryclea, who had tended him in his youth, is asked to wash the feet of the old man.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

When night falls and each goes to his own house to lie down to rest, the young prince is attended to his chamber by the aged Euryclea, who had nursed him when a little one.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

Then Euryclea: "Joyful I obey, But cast those mean dishonest rags away; Permit me first the royal robes to bring: Ill suits this garb the shoulders of a king."

From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander