Motif
old nurse as hidden-identity recognizer
old_nurse_as_hidden_identity_recognizer
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family, within the sub-family Nurses and Witnesses as Recognizers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Odyssey ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX; lines 8620-8703 confidence: high
Penelope says Euryclea received Ulysses in her arms when he was born and nursed him in infancy, then summons her to wash the stranger, calling him her master’s age-mate.
Euryclea is identified as Ulysses’ nurse from birth and becomes the person who recognizes his scar while washing him.
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