Euryclea

[ yoor-i-klee-uh, yur- ]

/ ˌyʊər ɪˈkli ə, ˌyɜr- /

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

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[yoor-i-klahy-uh, yur-]. /ˌyʊər ɪˈklaɪ ə, ˌyɜr-/.

Euryclea did as she was told and closed the doors of the women's apartments.
The Odyssey|Homer
Nevertheless, Euryclea, take his bed outside the bed chamber that he himself built.
The Odyssey|Homer
Euryclea did as she was told, and bolted the women inside their room.
The Odyssey|Homer
And when this was done, that Euryclea, the nurse, should go to Penelop and tell her that her husband was indeed returned.
Stories of the Old world|Alfred John Church

She then desired the old nurse Euryclea to provide him with suitable raiment and to attend to all his wants.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens