Eurycleia comes to bathe his feet. She immediately notices the resemblance between Odysseus and -- Odysseus. As she sits down to bathe his feet, he remembers an old scar on his thigh that he knows will immediately reveal his true identity to Eurycleia. Odysseus follows Eumaeus and Philoetius outside. He assures himself of their loyalty and then reveals his identity to them by means of the scar on his foot. He promises to treat them as Telemachus's brothers if they fight by his side against the suitors.
