Εὐρύκλεια
Εὐρύκλεια, Euryclea
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Εὐρύκλειαν Proper-name noun feminine accusative singular of Εὐρύκλεια
1 Εὐρύκλεια, ας (ἡ) Eurykleia, nourrice d’Ulysse, Od. 1, 429, etc.
Étym. Εὐρυκλῆς.
2 Εὐρύκλεια, ων (τὰ) fêtes en l’honneur d’Euryklès, ami d’Auguste, Str. 366.
Étym. Εὐρυκλῆς.
Εὐρύκλεια
- (περίφρων, φίλη τροφός).
- Odysseus’s nurse, daughter of Ops.
- Puts Telemachus to bed Od. 1.429;
- in charge of the stora-room Od. 2.347,
- Telemachus bids her prepare provisions for his voyage 348;
- she encloses the maids while Odysseus and Telemachus remove the arms Od. 19.15;
- washes Odysseus Od. 19.357,
- recognizes his scar 392, 467;
- encloses the maids before the fight Od. 21.380;
- enumerates the unfaithful maids Od. 22.419;
- brings sulphur Od. 22.480;
- tells Penelope of Odysseus’s return and the slaughter of the suitors Od. 23.1;
- etc.
Εὐρύκλεια : Euryclēa, the nurse of Odysseus, and faithful housekeeper in his palace, Od. 19.357, Od. 2.361.