Circe
Other words from Circe
- Cir·ce·an, Cir·cae·an [ser-see-uhn], /sərˈsi ən/, adjective
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How to use Circe in a sentence
This is where Joyce began writing Circe, the night town episode of Ulysses.
Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste | Jeff Campagna | January 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot inside the room, amid its manifold attractions: Circe was a wily woman, remember, and pretty bottles are insidious.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series | Mrs. Henry WoodThat particular Circe, also, Miss Panken, might have objected to my company and ordered me out of it.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series | Mrs. Henry WoodLo, take this herb of virtue, and go to the dwelling of Circe, that it may keep from thy head the evil day.
Milton's Comus | John MiltonNay it is said the Circe is becoming much of a Hecate now; if the bewitched Duke could see it.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
He tasted the cup of Circe; but he bore about him a sure antidote against the effects of its bewitching sweetness.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for Circe
/ (ˈsɜːsɪ) /
Greek myth an enchantress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
Derived forms of Circe
- Circean (sɜːˈsɪən), adjective
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Cultural definitions for Circe
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In classical mythology, a powerful sorceress who turned people into swine. On the way home from Troy, the crew of Odysseus fell prey to her spells.
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