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Enchantress-goddess in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Circe (/ˈsɜːrsiː/; Ancient Greek: Κίρκη, romanized: Kírkē, pronounced [kírkɛː]) is a witch, sometimes considered a goddess or a nymph
Circe
2018 novel by Madeline Miller
Circe is a 2018 mythic fantasy novel by American writer Madeline Miller. Set during the Greek Heroic Age, it is an original reimagining of various Greek
Circe_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
Circe is a goddess or sorceress in Greek mythology. Circe or Circé may also refer to: Mount Circe, a mountain peak in Antarctica Dome C, also known as
Circe_(disambiguation)
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
Circe_in_popular_culture
Fictional character in DC Comics
Circe is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media. Based upon the eponymous Greek mythological figure who imprisoned
Circe_(character)
Painting by John William Waterhouse
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)
Circe_Invidiosa
Painting by John William Waterhouse
Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style by John William Waterhouse that was created in 1891. It is now in Gallery
Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses
Circe_Offering_the_Cup_to_Ulysses
List of ships with the same or similar names
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)
HMS_Circe
American writer (born 1978)
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
Madeline_Miller
Ancient Greek mythological location
a mythological island said to be the home of the goddess-sorceress Circe. "Circe would fain have held me back in her halls, the guileful lady of Aeaea
Aeaea
2022–24 adaptation of Homer's ''Odyssey''
moly herb, granting him even footing against Circe ("Wouldn't You Like"). Upon reaching the palace, Circe and Odysseus battle and Odysseus gains the upper
Epic:_The_Musical
List of ships with the same or similar names
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
USS_Circe
Nymph transformed into a sea monster by Circe in Greek mythology
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
Scylla
List of ships with the same or similar names
French Navy have borne the name Circé: French cruiser Circé, an unprotected cruiser French submarine Circé (1907), a Circé-class submarine launched in 1907
French_ship_Circé
1922 novel by James Joyce
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")
Ulysses_(novel)
Mythological son of Odysseus
son by the goddess Circe. After Odysseus's death, Telemachus returns to Aeaea with Telegonus and Penelope, and there marries Circe. Seemingly later tradition
Telemachus
Chess variant
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
Circe_chess
1954 film by Mario Camerini
Douglas in the title role, Silvana Mangano in a dual role as Penelope and Circe, and Anthony Quinn as Antinous. The film is an international co-production
Ulysses_(1954_film)
Legendary Greek king of Ithaca
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
Odysseus
Painting by John Collier
Circe is an oil on canvas history painting by the British artist John Collier, from 1885. It is held in a private collection. The work features the mythical
Circe_(painting)
Calypso and Circe; minor gods include Ino, Hermes, Zeus, and Heracles. The Odyssey's major gods include Athena, Poseidon, Calypso, and Circe. Athena is
Gods_in_The_Odyssey
1921 film
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
The_Devil_and_Circe
Epic poem attributed to Homer
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
Odyssey
Lost sequel to the Odyssey
Ancient Greek literature. It is named after Telegonus, the son of Odysseus by Circe, whose name ("born far away") is indicative of his birth on Aeaea, far from
Telegony
American television series directed by Andrei Konchalovsky
instruct him in the use of moly, which protects him from Circe so that he may confront her. Circe restores the crew to their human selves once Odysseus swears
The_Odyssey_(1997_miniseries)
In Greek mythology, cattle owned by the sun god
single animal was sure to bring down the wrath of the god. Tiresias and Circe both warn Odysseus to shun the isle of Helios (Thrinacia). Odysseus and
Cattle_of_Helios
Son of Odysseus in Greek mythology
or Ardias or Ardeias (Ancient Greek: Ἀρδείας) was a son of Odysseus and Circe. He was said to have founded Ardea, a city in Latium. Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Ardeas
Italian television miniseries
to sit by Circe who offers him a golden cup. Odysseus drinks it all in one gulp, yet he suffers greatly from her poison. Meanwhile, Circe laughs, thinking
The_Odyssey_(1968_miniseries)
Chemistry and biochemistry phenomenon
The Circe effect is a phenomenon proposed by William Jencks seen in chemistry and biochemistry where in order to speed up a reaction, the ground state
Circe_effect
Greek mythological character
minor figure in Greek mythology, the daughter of the sorceress-goddess Circe and the Trojan War hero Odysseus. Cassiphone and her tale do not appear
Cassiphone
Species of spider
Araneus circe is an orb-weaving spider species with a Palearctic distribution. "Araneus circe". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 26 July 2017. v t e
Araneus_circe
American academic from Texas, U.S.
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
Circe_Sturm
Main-belt asteroid
34 Circe is a large, very dark main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by French astronomer J. Chacornac on 6 April 1855, and named after Circe, the bewitching
34_Circe
1924 film by Robert Zigler Leonard
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
Circe,_the_Enchantress
British actress (born 1977)
Dive' on Circe Before Playing Her in 'The Odyssey'". TODAY.com. Retrieved 22 July 2026. Peitzman, Louis (22 July 2026). "Samantha Morton Played Circe Like
Samantha_Morton
Circe is a 1665 opera by Pietro Andrea Ziani to a libretto by Cristoforo Ivanovich (1620–1689) based on the Greek legends about the sorceress Circe.
La_Circe_(Ziani)
2026 film by Christopher Nolan
they seek refuge with the witch Circe, who turns them into pigs. After Odysseus persuades her to change his men back, Circe warns that to reach Ithaca, Odysseus
The_Odyssey_(2026_film)
Japanese light novel series
campaign against systemic corruption. The Federation responds by forming the “Circe Unit,” commanded by Colonel Kenneth Sleg, with Lane Aim piloting the RX-104FF
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash
Mobile_Suit_Gundam:_Hathaway's_Flash
French esotericist (1923–2006)
After leaving AMORC, Bernard founded the esoteric orders OSTI and CIRCES. As part of CIRCES, he was a personal advisor or friend to the president of Cameroon
Raymond_Bernard_(esotericist)
Uruguayan writer, translator, and teacher
Circe Maia (born June 29, 1932, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan poet, essayist, translator, and teacher. Circe Maia was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1932
Circe_Maia
Circe is a submarine communications cable that connects network switches in the United Kingdom with those in Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands
Circe_(cable_system)
Comic book series by DC Comics
Hell, Apollo leaves the infant Diana with Circe, forbidding her from learning of the Amazons. Though Circe initially plans to let her die, she raises
Absolute_Wonder_Woman
Greek mythological figure in the Odyssey
youngest comrade of Odysseus in Greek mythology. While on the island of Circe, he became drunk and decided to spend the night on the roof. In the morning
Elpenor
Member of Odysseus' crew
his six companions by the monster. When the ship stops on Aeaea, home of Circe the goddess-sorceress, daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid nymph
Eurylochus
1964 film
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
Circe_(film)
Painting by John William Waterhouse
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
The_Sorceress_(Waterhouse)
Greek mythological figure
Telegonus (/təˈlɛɡənəs/; Ancient Greek: Τηλέγονος, "born afar") was the son of Circe and Odysseus and thus, brother to Agrius and Latinus or Nausithous and Nausinous
Telegonus_(son_of_Odysseus)
Nymph in Homer's Odyssey
the Oceanid nymph Perse, who are also the parents of Circe; perhaps due to her association with Circe and their behaviour and connection to Odysseus, the
Calypso_(mythology)
Herb in Greek and Roman legend
the Giant Picolous killed on Circe's island, by Helios, father and ally of Circe, when the Giant tried to attack Circe. In this description the flower
Moly_(herb)
Wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology
Odysseus had a son called Telegonus with Circe when he was on her island. When Telegonus grew to manhood, Circe sent him in search of Odysseus. Shipwrecked
Penelope
Éva Circé-Côté (1871–1949), born Éva Circé in Montreal, was a journalist, a poet, and a librarian who established Montreal's first public library in 1903
Éva_Circé-Côté
Opera by Werner Egk
Circe is a 1945 opera by Werner Egk after Pedro Calderón de la Barca, premiered 1948. Egk reworked it as an opera semibuffa as 17 Tage und 4 Minuten,
Circe_(Egk)
1677 play
Circe is a 1677 tragedy by the English writer Charles Davenant. It was first staged by the Duke's Company at the Dorset Garden Theatre in London. The
Circe_(play)
Circé (Q125) was a Circé-class submarine in commission in the French Navy from the late 1920s until 1942. She saw service in World War II, first on the
French_submarine_Circé_(Q125)
Topics referred to by the same term
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
Circé-class_submarine
British artist (1863–1941
executed a bronze sculpture of the racehorse St Simon. His classical scene of Circe, now in the Cartwright Hall, Bradford, continues to attract comment. Barker's
Wright_Barker
Greek mythical character
was the son of Sun god Helios and the Oceanid Perseis, full brother of Circe, Pasiphaë and Aloeus, either full or half brother of Perses and father of
Aeëtes
Painting by Dosso Dossi
Circe and Her Lovers in a Landscape is an oil painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Dosso Dossi. It is dated to about 1525. The painting is in the
Circe and Her Lovers in a Landscape
Circe_and_Her_Lovers_in_a_Landscape
Locations mentioned in Homer's Odyssey
rest of the wanderings. Malalas' account of Dictys, however, tells us that Circe and Calypso were sisters ruling over neighbouring islands; that Odysseus
Geography_of_the_Odyssey
Opera by Josef Mysliveček
La Circe is an opera in three acts by Josef Mysliveček set to a libretto by Domenico Perelli that is based on Greek legends about the sorceress Circe. This
La_Circe_(Mysliveček)
Gunboat of the Royal Navy
HMS Circe was an Alarm-class torpedo gunboat of the British Royal Navy. She was built by Sheerness Dockyard from 1890 to 1893. She was converted to a
HMS_Circe_(1892)
Legendary war in Greek mythology
his mother Circe, along with Telemachus and Penelope. Circe made them immortal; then Telegonus married Penelope and Telemachus married Circe. The journey
Trojan_War
German single-seat glider, 1964
The Akaflieg Darmstadt D-36 Circe is a single seat, high performance sailplane designed and built in Germany in the mid-1960s, one of the early "glass
Akaflieg_Darmstadt_D-36_Circe
Mythical character
Roman mythology a son of Odysseus and Circe. He was said to have founded Rome. Xenagoras writes that Odysseus and Circe had three sons, Rhomos (Ῥώμος), Anteias
Rhomos
Oceanid nymph and wife of Helios in Greek mythology
Helios, the god of the Sun, and bore him several children, most notably Circe, the sorceress-goddess of Aeaea. In the Theogony, an ancient Greek epic
Perse_(mythology)
English painter (1849–1917)
Ophelia 1889 A Roman Offering 1890 Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses 1891 Ulysses and the Sirens 1891 Danaë 1892 Circe Invidiosa 1892 Gathering Summer Flowers
John_William_Waterhouse
Colchian king in Greek mythology
Perse in many accounts, Perses would be the full brother of Aeëtes and Circe, and sometimes Pasiphaë (whose mother is occasionally Crete instead), and
Perses_(brother_of_Aeetes)
Species of moth
Ctenucha circe is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Nicaragua, Ecuador, Venezuela and Brazil (Pará)
Ctenucha_circe
Species of moth
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
Cosmopterix_circe
The Circé-class submarines were a sub-class of the 600 Series of submarines built for the French Navy prior to World War II. There were four vessels in
Circé-class_submarine_(1925)
Frigate of the Royal Navy
HMS Circe was a Royal Navy 32-gun fifth-rate frigate, built by Master Shipwright Joseph Tucker at Plymouth Dockyard, and launched in 1804. She served
HMS_Circe_(1804)
Figure in Greco-Roman mythology
[citation needed] In Hesiod's Theogony, Latinus was the son of Odysseus and Circe who ruled the Tyrrhenians with his brothers Agrius and Telegonus. According
Latinus
Ancient Greek concept of hospitality
There are many other households observed in the epic, including those of Circe, Calypso, and the Phaeacians. The Phaeacians, particularly Nausicaä, were
Xenia_(Greek)
Ancient Greek goddess
Hestia Poseidon Zeus Other deities Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia
Athena
Genus of butterflies
subfamily Satyrinae. Its one species is Brintesia circe, the great banded grayling. Brintesia circe reaches on average wingspan of 65–80 millimetres (2
Brintesia
Genus of moths
of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species, Callosphingia circe, which is known from semi-desert and arid scrub throughout eastern Africa
Callosphingia
Species of moth
Metaeuchromius circe is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1965. It is found in Sichuan, China. "GlobIZ search"
Metaeuchromius_circe
Enterprise-class Royal Navy frigate
HMS Circe was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1785 but not completed or commissioned until 1790. She
HMS_Circe_(1785)
Species of moth
Acherontia morta Hübner, 1819 Acherontia lethe Westwood, 1847 Acherontia circe Moore, 1858 Manduca lachesis atra Huwe, 1895 Acherontia lachesis submarginalis
Acherontia_lachesis
Greek god and personification of the Sun
giants, Picolous, flees to Aeaea, where Helios's daughter, Circe, lived. He attempted to chase Circe away from the island, only to be killed by Helios. From
Helios
Greek and Roman mythological figure
described to be quite handsome, sought after by nymphs and naiads. The witch Circe attempted to seduce him with her charms and herbs while he was on a hunting
Picus
was in some stories of Greek mythology a son of Odysseus and Calypso or Circe. He was the first king of Ausones and also Ausonia derived its name from
Auson_(king)
Poem by Hesiod
daughter of Minos, king of Crete. Helios and the Oceanid Perseis produced Circe, Aeetes, who became king of Colchis and married the Oceanid Idyia, producing
Theogony
2015 American film
suspicions that Mason was murdered in the bakery. That night, four witches, Circe, Kikimora, Morai, and their high priestess Cthonia, convene in the woods
Hansel_vs._Gretel
Species of spider
Neomyro circe is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from
Neomyro_circe
2024 film by Uberto Pasolini
blinding the Cyclops, or having his men turned into pigs by the enchantress Circe. In his view, leaving out all the "supernatural winds" and mythical beings
The_Return_(2024_film)
Greek myths about the warriors' voyages home
his fleet (except Odysseus' ship) and ate the crew. Next they landed on Circe's island, who transformed most of the crew into pigs, but Odysseus managed
Returns_from_Troy
1965 book of essays by Nirad C. Chaudhuri
The Continent of Circe is a 1965 book of essays written by Indian author Nirad C. Chaudhuri that was winner of the Duff Cooper Prize for 1966. In this
The_Continent_of_Circe
1987 novel by Kurt Vonnegut
lonely home with his live-in cook and her daughter, Celeste. One afternoon, Circe Berman, a woman living nearby, wanders onto Karabekian's private beach.
Bluebeard_(Vonnegut_novel)
19th episode of the 1st season of The Secret Circle
"Crystal" is the 19th episode of the first season of the CW television series The Secret Circle, and the series' 19th episode overall. It was aired on
Crystal_(The_Secret_Circle)
Short story collection by Julio Cortázar
of short fiction, all the stories (except for "Cefalea," "Omnibus," and "Circe") were translated into English by Paul Blackburn and included in End of
Bestiario
Greek and Roman mythological creature
Location Relations and Notes Aeaean Nymphs Aeaea Island handmaidens of Circe Aegaeides Aegaeus River on the island of Scheria Aesepides Aesepus River
Nymph
English actress (born 1995/1996)
Twilight of the Gods. In 2024, she joined the DC Universe as the voice of Circe in the animated series Creature Commandos. "'The Witcher' Star Anya Chalotra
Anya_Chalotra
Creature in Greek mythology
was curious as to what the sirens sang to him, and so, on the advice of Circe, he had all of his sailors plug their ears with beeswax and tie him to the
Siren_(mythology)
Persons in the 1922 novel
Yelverton Barry has been described as "one of the fantasized sadistic women of 'Circe'" who accuse Bloom in the courtroom scene of having made sexual advances—in
List_of_Ulysses_characters
Greek goddess of magic and transitions
which is also the name of one of the Oceanid nymphs, Helios’ wife and Circe's mother. In a loosely rationalized version of Hecate's story, she is a granddaughter
Hecate
Mythical eponym of Italy
myth that Italus was a son of Penelope and Telegonus (a son of Odysseus by Circe). According to Aristotle (Politics) and Thucydides (History of the Peloponnesian
Italus
1912 auxiliary minesweeper
Navy in 1939 and converted into an auxiliary minesweeper and named HMS Circe. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1942 and renamed HMAS
HMAS_Medea
Opera composed by Henri Desmarets
Circé is an opera composed by Henri Desmarets to a libretto by Louise-Geneviève Gillot de Saintonge and first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique
Circé_(Desmarets)
femininity. Notable figures include Circe and Medea, who have captivated audiences with their enchanting capabilities. Circe is arguably the most renowned witch
Witchcraft in ancient Greece and Rome
Witchcraft_in_ancient_Greece_and_Rome
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