Euryclea(66 words)
[German version]
(Εὐρύκλεια; Eurýkleia, the ‘widely-famed’ [1], Euryclia). Daughter of Ops, from childhood the trusted servant in the house of Odysseus. She recognizes him by a scar when she is washing the beggar's feet (Hom. Od. 1,429; 2,345-347; 19,350-507; Hyg. Fab. 125,20; 126,7) [2].
Bloch, René (Berne)
Bibliography
1 Kamptz, 37
2 O. Touchefeu, s.v. Eurykleia, LIMC 4.1, 101-103.
G. Ramming, Die Dienerschaft in der Odyssee, PhD thesis 1973.
Cite this page
Bloch, René (Berne),
“Euryclea”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 08 March 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e406460>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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