... Trojan War; daughter of Zeus and Hera. • Circe- a beautiful sorceress • Anticlea- mother of Odysseus • King Alcinous- king of the Phaeacians; ruled with his wife, Queen Acretes • Eurycleia- Odysseus" maid since childhood • Teiresias- a dead prophet who lived in the underworld • Calypso- a nymph who took care of Odysseus for 7 years • Polyphemus- a Cyclops; son of Poseidon &bull ... him. Penelope summoned the beggar and spoke with him. Odysseus told her a fake story that he had met her husband in Troy; Penelope wept. She asked Eurycleia, Odysseus maid since childhood, to wa...

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... on Mount Olympus. Zeus is occasionally portrayed as weighing men's fates in his scales. He sometimes helps Odysseus or permits Athena to do. Eurycleia - The aged and loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were babies. Eurycleia is well informed about palace intrigues and serves as confidante to her masters. She keeps Telemachus's journey secret from Penelope. Calypso - falls in ... ...

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... formal speeches rather than quick dialogue. The poet-narrator's eyes see past and present as equally interesting and valuable. Sometimes a dramatic scene- such as the bathing of Odysseus' feet by Eurycleia when she sees his scar and discovers his true identity will be interrupted by a long story from the past about how he got the scar. The Odyssey I must say is ... ...

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... in book 23, Penelope tests the man she suspects to be Odysseus once and for all. Penelope remains wary, afraid that a god is playing a trick on her, so she orders Eurycleia to move her bridal bed. When Odysseus suddenly flares up at her saying that their bed is immovable, explaining it is built from the trunk of an olive tree around ... ...

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... the night" so that Odysseus and Penelope could have longer to get reacquainted. Homer comments that "she held Dawn's horses". One woman that is clearly overlooked in this poem is Eurycleia, simply because she bares the title of being a servant for Odysseus and Penelope's family. Although she was labeled a servant, Odysseus" family treated as if she was one of their own ... ...

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