Euryclea
Americannoun
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Euryclea did as she was told, and bolted the women inside their room.
From The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Butler, Samuel
Thus Euryclea, who had nurtured Odysseus and reared Telemachus, was practically at the head of the domestic affairs of the palace, and her relations with Penelope were most affectionate.
From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell
Euryclea, while bathing Ulysses, discovers him by a scar on his knee, but he prevents her communication of that discovery to Penelope.
From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William
I was concerned to hear that you had lately been distressed by the illness and alarmed for the life of your good Euryclea.
From The Friendships of Women by Alger, William Rounseville
He ended, nor his words flew wing’d away, But Euryclea bolted every door.
From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William
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