Euryclea

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[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

Euryclea hastens to the upper chamber to bring to Queen Penelope the good news that Odysseus has surely come and has slain the haughty wooers.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

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

He ended, nor his words flew wing’d away, But Euryclea bolted every door.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

Then, laving each his feet and hands, they sought Again Ulysses; all their work was done, And thus the Chief to Euryclea spake.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

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