Eurycleia
Born c. 1260 BCE
Old nurse who recognizes Odysseus by his scar in the Odyssey.
Eurycleia is a nurse from legend and epic tradition.
This is a figure of legend or epic. The dates are estimates from the setting of the story, not historical facts.
- Known as
- Nurse
- Category
- Legends & Epics
- Born
- c. 1260 BCE
From the same age of legend
- Anchises Born c. 1260 BCE, Trojan noble
- Antenor Born c. 1260 BCE, Trojan elder
- Phoenix Born c. 1260 BCE, tutor of Achilles
- Hecuba Born c. 1255 BCE, queen of Troy
- Calchas Born c. 1250 BCE, Greek seer
- Hanuman Born c. 1250 BCE, epic figure
Portrait: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, Public domain.
