Only reluctantly does he allow Eurycleia to wash his feet. As she is putting them in a basin of water, she notices a scar on one of his feet. She immediately recognizes it as the scar that Odysseus received when he went boar hunting with his grandfather Autolycus. She then proceeds to wrap her arms around Odysseus to which he silences her so that his secret will not be carried further.
Answer: Only reluctantly does he allow Eurycleia to wash his feet. As she is putting them in a basin of water, she notices a scar on one of his feet. She immediately recognizes it as the scar that Odysseus received when he went boar hunting with his grandfather Autolycus. She then proceeds to wrap her arms around Odysseus to which he silences her so that his secret will not be carried further.
