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Circe (sûr`sē), in Greek mythology, enchantress; daughter of Helios. She lived on an island, where she decoyed sailors and treacherously changed them into beasts. According to the Odyssey, she changed the companions of Odysseus into swine, but with the aid of Hermes, Odysseus forced her to break the spell. In post-Homeric legend she bore Odysseus a son, Telegonus, who unwillingly killed his father.

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Circe

In Greek legend, a sorceress, the daughter of the sun god Helios and the ocean nymph Perse. By means of drugs and incantations she turned humans into lions, wolves, or swine. Odysseus visited her on his return from the Trojan War, and she changed his companions into swine. Odysseus himself was protected by an herb given him by Hermes, and he compelled the sorceress to restore his companions. He and Circe became lovers, but after a yearlong stay he resumed his journey homeward.

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Circe

enchantress who changes Odysseus’s men into swine. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey; Rom. Lit.: Aeneid]

See : Enchantment

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Circe

purified Jason and Medea after their murder of Apsyrtus. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 201]

See : Purification

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Circe

enchantress who turned Odysseus’s men into swine; byword for irresistibly fascinating woman. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey; Rom. Lit.: Aeneid]

See : Seduction

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Circe

seductive sorceress who turned Odysseus’ companions into swine. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 201]

See : Transformation

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Circe

turns Odysseus’s men into animals. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey]

See : Witchcraft