Circe

[ sur-see ]

noun

1. Also Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
2. a dangerously or irresistibly fascinating woman.

Circe

/ ˈsɜːsɪ; sɜːˈsɪən /

noun

1. Greek myth an enchantress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine

Circe

1. 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.

Derived Forms

• Circean, adjective

Other Words From

• Cir·ce·an Cir·cae·an [ser-, see, -, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

This is where Joyce began writing Circe, the night town episode of Ulysses.

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Not inside the room, amid its manifold attractions: Circe was a wily woman, remember, and pretty bottles are insidious.

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That particular Circe, also, Miss Panken, might have objected to my company and ordered me out of it.

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Lo, take this herb of virtue, and go to the dwelling of Circe, that it may keep from thy head the evil day.

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Nay it is said the Circe is becoming much of a Hecate now; if the bewitched Duke could see it.

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He tasted the cup of Circe; but he bore about him a sure antidote against the effects of its bewitching sweetness.

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