Circe (/ˈsɜːrsiː/; Ancient Greek: Κίρκη : Kírkē) is an enchantress and a minor goddess in ancient Greek mythology and religion. In most accounts, Circe...
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as told from the perspective of the witch Circe. The novel explores Circe's origin story and narrates Circe's encounters with mythological figures such...
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Circe is a supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media. Based upon the eponymous Greek mythological figure who imprisoned Odysseus...
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Circe Invidiosa is a painting by John William Waterhouse completed in 1892. It is his second depiction, after Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (1891)...
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Circe chess (or just Circe) is a chess variant in which captured pieces return to their starting positions as soon as they are captured. The game was invented...
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Circe was a goddess or sorceress in Greek mythology. Circe or Circé may also refer to: Mount Circe, a mountain peak in Antarctica 34 Circe, a large, main-belt...
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Circe, after the Greek goddess Circe. The first HMS Circe (1785) was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1785 and wrecked in 1803. The second HMS Circe (1804)...
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Madeline Miller (section Circe)
1978) is an American novelist, author of The Song of Achilles (2011) and Circe (2018). Miller spent ten years writing The Song of Achilles while she worked...
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French Navy have borne the name Circé: French cruiser Circé, an unprotected cruiser French submarine Circé (1907), a Circé-class submarine launched in 1907...
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himself was also loved by the goddess sorceress Circe. While Scylla was bathing in the sea, the jealous Circe poured a baleful potion into the sea water which...
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Circe, an enchantress and minor goddess in Greek mythology, appears often in 20th and 21st century popular culture, either under her own name or as a...
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34 Circe is a large, very dark main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by French astronomer J. Chacornac on April 6, 1855, and named after Circe, the bewitching...
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Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style by John William Waterhouse that was created in 1891. It is now in Gallery...
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gathered around Penelope. According to later tradition, Telemachus married Circe after Odysseus's death. The first four books of the Odyssey focus on Telemachus's...
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of the United States Navy have been named Circe, after Circe, the sorceress in Homer's Odyssey. USS Circe only carried that name from 15 June to 10 August...
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Circe is a 1964 Argentine film directed by Manuel Antín. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. The film is based on a short...
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the witch-goddess Circe. She turns half of his men into swine after feeding them cheese and wine. Hermes warns Odysseus about Circe and gives him a drug...
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The Devil and Circe (German: Teufel und Circe) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Sascha Gura, Eduard von Winterstein...
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Madeline Miller's Circe (2018) revisits the relationship between Odysseus and Circe on Aeaea. As a reader, Miller was frustrated by Circe's lack of motivation...
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Circe Sturm is a professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of Texas, Austin. She is also an actress, appearing mainly in films and commercials...
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Circé-class submarine may refer to one of the following classes of submarine for the French Navy: Circé-class submarine (1907) in service 1909–1918 Circé-class...
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Lioconcha hieroglyphica (redirect from Circe hieroglyphica)
Veneridae Genus: Lioconcha Species: L. hieroglyphica Binomial name Lioconcha hieroglyphica (Conrad, 1837) Synonyms Cytherea hieroglyphica Circe hieroglyphica...
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Gods in The Odyssey (section Calypso and Circe)
Calypso and Circe; minor gods include Ino, Hermes, Zeus, and Heracles. The Odyssey's major gods include Athena, Poseidon, Calypso, and Circe. Athena is...
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Ulysses (novel) (redirect from Circe (Ulysses episode))
Cohen's brothel on 82 Tyrone Street Lower is the setting of episode 15 ("Circe"). A cabman's shelter at Butt Bridge is the setting of episode 16 ("Eumaeus")...
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The Sorceress (Waterhouse) (redirect from Circe (The Sorceress))
third depiction, after Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (1891) and Circe Invidiosa (1892), of the Greek mythological character, Circe, and her name is on...
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Circe, the Enchantress is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film starred Leonard's then-wife Mae Murray. This was their...
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two roles, as Penelope, the faithful wife of Ulysses and the sorceress Circe. American star Kirk Douglas plays the Greek hero, Ulysses, while Anthony...
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Telegonus (son of Odysseus) (category Children of Circe)
(/təˈlɛɡənəs/; Ancient Greek: Τηλέγονος means "born afar") was the youngest son of Circe and Odysseus and thus, brother to Agrius and Latinus or Nausithous and Nausinous...
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Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (redirect from Circe V)
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom is the fourth main game in the Wing Commander science fiction space combat simulator video game series, produced...
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Cosmopterix circe is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa. De Prins, J. & De...
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