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She is best known for turning Odysseus' men into pigs when they landed in Aeaea, and for poisoning [[Scylla]], turning her from a [[nymph]] into a fearsome sea-monster. | She is best known for turning Odysseus' men into pigs when they landed in Aeaea, and for poisoning [[Scylla]], turning her from a [[nymph]] into a fearsome sea-monster. | ||
| − | Circe also used her powers of spiritual purification to purify the [[Argonauts]] after the murder of [[Apsyrtus]]. <ref>"Circe." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.<http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/circe.html>[Accessed March 23, 2009]. </ref> | + | Circe also used her powers of spiritual purification to purify the [[Argonauts]] after the murder of [[Apsyrtus]].<ref>"Circe." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.<http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/circe.html>[Accessed March 23, 2009].</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:02, July 12, 2016
In Greek mythology Circe, was the daughter of the sun, and a sorceress known for her ability to turn men into animals. She was the daughter of Perse and Helios, and the mother of the sun-goddess Aega.
She is best known for turning Odysseus' men into pigs when they landed in Aeaea, and for poisoning Scylla, turning her from a nymph into a fearsome sea-monster.
Circe also used her powers of spiritual purification to purify the Argonauts after the murder of Apsyrtus.[1]
References
- ↑ "Circe." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.<http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/circe.html>[Accessed March 23, 2009].
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