True. She immediately recognizes it as the scar that Odysseus received when he went boar hunting with his grandfather Autolycus. Euryclea recognizes Odysseus when she is washing his feet. An old nurse named Eurycleia bathes Odysseus and identifies him by a scar on his knee, but he commands her to tell no one who he really is. Further supporting the assumption that Penelope is aware of the beggar's identity is that, following the bath, she confides in him to a remarkable degree. Only reluctantly does he allow Eurycleia to wash his feet. False. a tattoo on his arm. The moment of recognition happens when the old beggar enters the palace - Eurycleia takes pity on him and begins to wash his feet. answer choices . 180 seconds . The nurse recognizes Odysseus by a unique old hunting scar that he got from a boar hunt when he was a child. Thus, she recognizes Odysseus and calls him by name. He did kill it, but it got a piece of him as well. When Odysseus was hunting on Mount Parnassus as a boy, he was injured by a wild boar. an old nurse Euryclia. his son Telemachus ... Who is able to identify Odysseus by a scar on his knee? Tags: Question 11 . answer choices . Eurycleia, who cared for Odysseus when he was a boy, soon identifies him as her master (in large part because of the scar above his knee, which she sees while bathing him). a maidservant Melantho. It was a cut that ran just up from his knee. answer choices . A sign from Zeus was a thunderbolt from a clear blue sky. As she is putting them in a basin of water, she notices a scar on one of his feet. In the essay, Auerbach begins with a close reading of brief excerpts from Homer in which, upon Odysseus’ homecoming, his old nursemaid Euryclea recognizes the hero by the scar on his thigh. Despite Odysseus's best efforts to hide his scar, as soon as Euryclea touches it, she knows it is him straight away. In gratitude, Penelope offers this 'beggar' a foot bath at the hands of an old maidservant named Eurycleia. answer choices . As the still-disguised king places his bare legs into a pot of water and Eurycleia begins to bathe them, she immediately recognizes his old hunting scar and knows who sits before her. SURVEY . his wedding ring. ... she questions him about the scar on his knee. a scar above his knee. Q. Odysseus is recognized by Eurycleia, Odysseus' nurse, when she sees. What character actually recognizes Odysseus when he returns to Ithaca? his dog Argos. As the old woman washes Odysseus' feet, 'she immediately knew the scar Odysseus had received from a white-tusked boar' (A.S. Kline translation). a scar on his arm. Q.