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  • Eurycleia
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  • Eurycleia is an aged and loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were infants. Eurycleia is well informed about palace intrigues and serves as confidante to her masters. She keeps Telemachus's journey secret from Penelope, and she later keeps Odysseus's identity a secret after she recognizes a scar on his leg.
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Story
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  • Servant to Penelope, Odysseus, and Telemachus
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tradition
  • Greek Oral Poetry
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  • Eurycleia is an aged and loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were infants. Eurycleia is well informed about palace intrigues and serves as confidante to her masters. She keeps Telemachus's journey secret from Penelope, and she later keeps Odysseus's identity a secret after she recognizes a scar on his leg.