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

Telemachus! bid Euryclea come Quickly, the nurse, to whom I would impart The purpose which now occupies me most.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

"Come here," said she, "Euryclea, and wash your master's age-mate; I suppose Ulysses' hands and feet are very much the same now as his are, for trouble ages all of us dreadfully fast."

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

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 ceased, and, in obedience to his will, Calling the ancient Euryclea forth, His nurse, Telemachus enjoin’d her thus.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

Euryclea, Telemachus says you are to close the doors of the women's apartments.

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