Circe

Circe in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Circe (pronounced /ˈsɜrsiː/; Greek Κίρκη Kírkē "falcon") is a minor goddess of magic (or sometimes a nymph, witch, enchantress or sorceress) living on the island of Aeaea, famous for her part in the adventures of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. By most accounts, Circe was the daughter of Helios, the god of the sun, and Perse, ...

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Circe in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

(Κίρκη), a mythical sorceress, whom Homer calls a fair- locked goddess, a daughter of Helios by the oceanid Perse, and a sister of Aeetes. (Od. 10.135.) She lived in the island of Aeaea; and when Odysseus on his wanderings came to her island, Circe, after having changed several of his companions into pigs, became so much attached to the unfort...

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