Character dossier
Eurycleia
A loyal servant who nursed both Odysseus and Telemachus as infants, Eurycleia is one of the few in the palace Telemachus trusts enough to tell of his secret voyage.
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Role in the epic
Odysseus' old nurse
Atlas chapter
The Search for the Father
Where this figure enters the journey
Keeper of the House at Ithaca
Relationship to Odysseus
Devoted to the royal house across two generations, she keeps Telemachus' departure hidden from Penelope at his request — and will later be the one who recognizes Odysseus by an old scar.
Where this figure enters the journey
Eurycleia's loyalty holds the household together in Ithaca while both father and son are away, and while the suitors circle.
Open the map locationIthaca