Eurycleia was the nurse of Odysseus who was purchased as a slave by Laertes and raised Telemachus. She was the first person to recognize Odysseus when he returned home from the Trojan War despite him being disguised as a beggar because she noticed a scar above his knee that identified him.

1. Eurycleia Nurse of Odysseus Daughter of Ops, purchased by Laertes, brought up by Telemachus First person to recognize Odysseus after he returned home from the Trojan War, though he was disguised as a beggar, but she knew it was him by a scar above his knee.