Greek mythology
Circe
The enchantress who turns Odysseus' men into swine
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Helios
- Group
- Mortal · Nymphs
- Appears in
- The Odyssey
- Places
- Aeaea
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Circe is the goddess-witch of the island Aiaia, daughter of the sun-god Helios, mistress of potions and transformation. She greets Odysseus' crew with a feast and a wand, swelling them into grunting pigs. Warned by Hermes and armed with the herb moly, Odysseus resists her magic; she becomes his lover and keeps him a year before sending him on toward the land of the dead.
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The Odyssey
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- Who is Circe?
- Circe is the goddess-witch of the island Aiaia, daughter of the sun-god Helios, mistress of potions and transformation. She greets Odysseus' crew with a feast and a wand, swelling them into grunting pigs.
- Which mythology does Circe belong to?
- Circe belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Circe appear in?
- Circe appears in The Odyssey, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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