| 单词 | Circe |
| 例句 | Circe and Medea are the only witches and they are young and of surpassing beauty—delightful, not horrible. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest had nauseated him, and what he did eat he had left at Circe’s door. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z At Circe’s instruction she put cobwebs on it to draw the pus out and stop the bleeding. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Circe had made her sales pitch: if Annabeth stayed on the island, she could have magical training and incredible power. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Circe had not left that house in years, he thought. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, he didn’t have to keep the name. She made him. She made him keep that name,” Circe said when he was through. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Circe was a wise and generous employer. I had room and board, a good health plan, dental, pet leopards, free potions—everything! And this demigod with his friend, the blonde—” “Annabeth.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z One morning Circe climbed all the way to the third floor with a covered plate of scrapple and found two empty rooms. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Circe told them to stay with her until they could all figure out what to do, someplace for them to go. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She popped a lemon chewable in her mouth just as the door flew open and Circe came back in, flanked by two of her business-suited attendants. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z This was bad news, indeed, and all were weeping when they left Circe’s isle and turned their prow toward Erebus where Hades rules with awesome Persephone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “But we have an understanding with the witch Circe. She will buy the women—either as slaves or trainees, depending on their skill. But not you, lovely Annabeth.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They had come to Aeaea, the realm of Circe, a most beautiful and most dangerous witch. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He told Odysseus he knew a herb which could save him from Circe’s deadly art. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And if he and his wife were bom in the same place, why did Pilate and his father and Circe all say they “met” on that wagon? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what he knew, if Circe ever told him. I never saw him after the murder. None of us did.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get over how badly I’d messed up on Circe’s Island. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Circe let them in, pressing her hands together with relief, and saying how glad she was to see them alive. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about what Circe had said: See, Percy? The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “You said Circe worked for the people who killed him. Did she know that?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes; Circe,” she said, but she seemed to have lost all interest in him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Circe’s island was a safe place for Reyna and me,” the queen continued. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “No. I’m passing through, that’s all. Just thought I’d look around. I wanted to see the farm. . . “Cause any evening up left to do, Circe took care of.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then on Circe’s island Hylla had worked hard to be noticed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You’re doing great. Besides, we never know what were doing. It always works out. Remember Circe's island?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “I worked with the sorceress Circe for many years. I know a returned soul when I see one. When did you die, Hazel—Nineteen twenty? Nineteen thirty?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But as he told her his tale of love and implored her help Circe fell in love with him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z So when we left Circe’s big house we didn’t have no place to go, so we just walked around and lived in them woods. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely Circe had told her the same thing she told him—that her father’s body was in the cave. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z From Circe he had learned that they must pass the island of the Sirens. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Did Pilate tell Circe that they had killed a man in there? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have to get away while Circe’s distracted.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Circe looked back at her attendants, who smiled. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Milkman struggled for a clear thought, so hard to come by in a dream: Perhaps this woman is Circe. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He believes Circe really did turn Odysseus’s crew into pigs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Maybe this was the stile Circe had described to him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. I didn’t ask for you by name. I asked him if he knew where a woman named Circe used to live.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I remember you well. You were brave. I’d never seen anyone refuse Circe’s hospitality, much less outwit her. It’s no wonder Percy cares for you.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She laughed but never smiled and in 1963, when she was sixty-eight years old, she had not shed a tear since Circe had brought her cherry jam for breakfast. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, after much begging and whining, Circe got a Negro blacksmith to solder a bit of gold w*re to the box. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Circe said that Macon and Sing had boarded that wagon in Virginia, where they both came from. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a sorceress of some sort, maybe like Medea or Circe. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Pilate began to cry the day Circe brought her white toast and cherry jam for breakfast. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Circe bit her tongue trying to get the words out. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z After Reba was born, he no longer came to Pilate dressed as he had been on the woods’ edge and in the cave, when she and Macon had left Circe’s house. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Milkman softened his description of Circe, saying simply that she was alive, and taking care of the dogs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaped forward and stuck the point of her knife against Circe’s neck. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Glaucus was in despair, for he was madly in love; and he determined to go to Circe, the enchantress, and beg her for a love-potion to melt Scylla’s hard heart. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The orphans called to Circe from the vegetable garden early in the morning as soon as they saw the smoke from the cook stove rising. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The tapestries were the best she’d ever seen—better than the witch Circe’s work, and, yes, even better than some weavings she’d seen on Mount Olympus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was too much of a hardship on Circe anyway for them to stay there, and if her white folks found out about them, they might let her go. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Miller’s fascination with Circe became an obsession after she published her 2011 debut novel, “The Song of Achilles,” a retelling of the Iliad that centers on a romance between Achilles and his friend Patroclus. Circe, a Vilified Witch From Classical Mythology, Gets Her Own Epic 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Others will recall that Circe — Medea’s aunt, the sister of her father, Aeetes — cleansed Medea and Jason of their crimes, as they fled Colchis with the Golden Fleece and murdered Medea’s brother. Turning Circe Into a Good Witch 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z In the Circe scene he supplies Odysseus with an enchanted flower that, when he eats it, saves him from the fate of his men and allows him to return them to human form. Review: ‘The Odyssey’ Takes a Populist Turn as a Musical 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z Years after Circe watches Odysseus push off from her enchanted shores, she hears a song about their storied meeting. Two New Books Look at Mythology With Fresh Eyes 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z In his 1726 translation of “The Odyssey,” Alexander Pope claimed that Circe possessed an “adamantine heart,” but Miller finds the goddess’s affections wounded, complicated and capable of extraordinary sympathy. Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z In this fully re-created childhood, Miller finds the roots of Circe’s later personality and isolation. Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Now, into that ancient battle — reinvigorated in our own era by the #MeToo movement — comes an absorbing new novel by Madeline Miller called “Circe.” Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Yet patriarchy is just part of how “Circe” explores egotism and the abuse of power, says Emily Wilson, a classics professor at the University of Pennsylvania whose translation of “The Odyssey” was published in November. Two New Books Look at Mythology With Fresh Eyes 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z "The Greece of the islands is Circe still; so beautiful, quiet and empty that it verged on the terrifying." Summer readings: The Magus by John Fowles 2011-07-31T09:00:00Z A short story, by the author of “Circe,” retells the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z In “Circe,” like the recently published “Daphne,” Will Boast’s novel inspired by the story of Apollo and Daphne, the female perspective sharpens into focus in a way that doesn’t happen in the original stories. Two New Books Look at Mythology With Fresh Eyes 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z LaForge’s artworks include depictions of Odysseus and the goddess Circe, who turned the hero’s men into pigs, and Odysseus’ confrontation with the cyclops Polyphemus. Homer's Odyssey gets modern art treatment at London exhibition 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z In “Circe,” the goddess of magic is excavated from “The Odyssey” and given an epic of her own. Two New Books Look at Mythology With Fresh Eyes 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z “Circe as a character is the embodiment of male anxiety about female power,” Ms. Miller said, as she studied the vase, snapping photos with her phone. Circe, a Vilified Witch From Classical Mythology, Gets Her Own Epic 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Miller, who has another book, “Circe,” that has also been popular on TikTok, said she is now taken more seriously in the literary world because of her work’s higher profile. How TikTok Became a Best Seller Machine 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z A short story by the author of “Circe” retells the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z She plucked other details from the Argonautica, an epic poem about the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, which describes how Circe performs a purification ritual for Jason and Medea. Circe, a Vilified Witch From Classical Mythology, Gets Her Own Epic 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z As a sorceress — Circe is her aunt — and a priestess of Hecate, Medea alone possesses the philtres and spells that will allow Our Hero to fulfill his mission impossible. ‘Jason and the Argonauts’: Picture thepre-Trojan War equivalent of the Avengers She was eager to see a particular artifact — a 2,500-year-old wine vessel painted with a scene from Homer’s Odyssey, as Odysseus confronts the goddess and sorceress Circe after she transforms his men into pigs. Circe, a Vilified Witch From Classical Mythology, Gets Her Own Epic 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Miller was intrigued by Homer’s description of Circe as ”speaking like a human,” an odd detail that is never fully explained in the Odyssey. Circe, a Vilified Witch From Classical Mythology, Gets Her Own Epic 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The list announced Monday includes two novels inspired by ancient Greek epics: “The Silence of the Girls” by Britain’s Pat Barker and “Circe” by U.S. author Madeline Miller. Nigerian debut novelist among finalists for Women’s Prize 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z In the novel’s most vertiginous chapter, “Circe,” Bloom hallucinates a series of women accusing him of a wide range of forms of unwanted sexual attention. The Politicians Who Love “Ulysses” 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z It feels fitting that someone should have had a supernatural experience: in Greek myth and Euripides' play, Medea is the granddaughter of the sun-god Helios and niece of Circe, a witch. Medea: the mother of all roles 2012-10-02T18:04:21Z In that extremity, Circe discovers the labor and, eventually, the power of witchcraft. Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Miller’s book promotes Circe to protagonist status, imagining a vivid, multifaceted heroine. Analysis | Women, once relegated to supporting roles, are becoming the protagonists of their own stories 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z In the title role of “Circe,” which Graham created for her in 1963, Ms. Hinkson exuded a mix of ferocity and subtlety as the sorceress who casts a spell on Ulysses. Mary Hinkson, a Star for Martha Graham, Dies at 89 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Fassbender, the imperiously romantic Rochester of Jane Eyre, tamps down his usual steely sensuality to make flesh of the conflicts a principled man feels for a troubled Circe. Odd Couples at Venice: Freud & Jung, Wallis & Edward, Cronenberg & Madonna 2011-09-02T09:15:00Z In the story that dawns from Miller’s rosy fingers, the fate that awaits Circe is at once divine and mortal, impossibly strange and yet entirely human. Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Mythological mischief was another of his strengths, as in an etching of the sorceress Circe transforming Ulysses’ men into beasts. Art in Review: GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE 2012-06-28T19:45:37Z Mocked by her far more majestic family, Circe is a kind of Titanic Jane Eyre, sensitive and miserable, but nursing an iron will. Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Like its predecessor, Miller’s new book, “Circe,” illuminates known stories from a new perspective. Turning Circe Into a Good Witch 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z Locke, whose new crime novel is “Heaven, My Home,” would love to see television adaptations of Curtis Sittenfeld’s “Prep,” Madeline Miller’s “Circe” and more. Attica Locke, Novelist and TV Writer, Has Some Suggestions for Hollywood 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z As Odysseus takes the long way home, encountering Circe and sirens and cylops and such, Penelope waits and weaves and unpicks her weaving. Neil Gaiman's top 10 mythical characters 2013-06-14T08:00:00Z Anne becomes Circe, a powerful, erotic woman who emasculates her lovers. Obsessed with Anne Boleyn 2012-06-18T22:01:00Z Circe’s father, Helios, lives in a palace of “polished obsidian . . . the stone floors smoothed by centuries of divine feet.” Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Pat Barker’s “The Silence of the Girls” joins the ranks of recent books by women that address the classical era, including Madeline Miller’s “Circe,” Mary Beard’s “SPQR” and Emily Wilson’s translation of Homer’s “Odyssey.” Review | Revisiting ‘The Iliad’ from the women’s perspective 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z It’s a pleasure to see that same transformative power directed at Circe, the woman who waylaid Odysseus and his men as they sailed home to Ithaca. Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Motherhood, then, is what renders Circe fully recognizable, postpartum depression and all. Turning Circe Into a Good Witch 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z “Circe” Madeline Miller’s novel “Circe” is a book that took me to another planet. Chelsea Handler Needs More Jennifer Coolidge in Her Life 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z “Circe,” by Madeline Miller, which I’ve just started and which in some ways seems like quite a good companion to the Barker. Kate Atkinson: By the Book 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z For “Circe,” Lewis used markers, crayon, and chalk, producing rapid childlike drawings that somehow match the phantasmagoria of the episode. Why We Are No Longer Shocked by “Ulysses” 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z His painting Circe portrays an ancient Greek enchantress from Homer's Odyssey. Witches have always cast a wicked spell over art 2012-12-17T15:09:03Z Aether Arts Perfume's "Circe" is based on Madeline Miller's novel about the great witch of "The Odyssey" and describes her as "a woman of power and strength." Smells like witch spirit: How the ancient world’s scented sorceresses influence ideas about magic 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z If you are looking for a vividly written Penelope, you would do better with Madeline Miller’s 2018 novel “Circe,” in which Penelope is indelible, and surprising, in a small supporting role. ‘Penelope’ Review: Adrift Between Ithaca and Progress 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z “Circe” succeeds “because Miller really has something to say about how these questions of abuse of power, family relationships, the relationship with the self and autonomy get worked out,” says Ms. Wilson. Two New Books Look at Mythology With Fresh Eyes 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z In the Odyssey, Circe warns Odysseus against the Sirens "who enchant all who come near them". Jaron Lanier: the digital pioneer who became a web rebel –interview 2013-03-17T00:05:39Z His early poems especially can be overly jeweled with classical references, to Circe and Icarus and Eurydice and Artemis, as if he were not painting lilies but hanging bangles on them. Books of The Times: ?Collected Poems? by Jack Gilbert 2012-03-13T12:00:00Z This Circe is for once the protagonist, in “Circe,” a novel by Madeline Miller slated for release this month. Two New Books Look at Mythology With Fresh Eyes 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Madeline Miller is the author of “The Song of Achilles” and the forthcoming novel “Circe.” Review | The first English translation of ‘The Odyssey’ by a woman was worth the wait 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Again and again, sailors land upon Circe’s shore and violate her hospitality so grotesquely that she’s forced to develop her infamous potions and spells. Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z This is how Odysseus tells the Circe story: He, a mortal who was, by all accounts, a smidgen too short for the average woman’s Tinder filters, pulled up on her island. Analysis | Women, once relegated to supporting roles, are becoming the protagonists of their own stories 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z “Later, years later, I would hear a song made of our meeting,” Circe tells us. Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z After she turns a nymph, Scylla, into a six-headed sea monster, Helios banishes Circe to a remote island where she spends centuries in exile, with wolves and lions as her companions. Circe, a Vilified Witch From Classical Mythology, Gets Her Own Epic 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Circe is depicted bristling under the control of her father Helios, god of the sun, who “believed the world’s natural order was to please him,” writes Ms. Miller. Two New Books Look at Mythology With Fresh Eyes 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z “When I was born, the name for what I was did not exist,” Circe begins at the start of a story that will carry us across millennia. Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Same goes for Sarah Silverman, whose HBO comedy special is in the running for outstanding variety special and Lena Heady for her steely turn as Circe in Game of Thrones. Emmy nominations 2014: some surprises, just not the right ones 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z In these two books, Miller delivers provocative, imaginative retellings of the story of the goddess Circe and of Homer’s the Iliad, making them accessible and exciting to the young, modern reader. Perspective | 23 adult books for teens who are ready to read beyond the YA shelf 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The composer was intrigued that the sirens of Circe, unlike other temptresses, lured sailors to their deaths through song. Review: For This Young Chorus, It’s Never Too Early for Six World Premieres 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z In “Circe,” Miller weaves a story about the demigoddess with whom Odysseus tarried on his way home to Penelope. Review | Twice-told tales: Jo Nesbø, Madeline Miller and others revive classic stories 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The painting on a tall lekythos, or oil jug, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens shows two men transforming into pigs under the spell of the sorceress Circe. Art Review: Those Greek Heroes, Sometimes Behaving Badly 2010-10-21T20:45:00Z Chastened by bitter experience, Circe offers her niece wise counsel, but you know how well that turns out. Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z After a brief ensemble swim with her handmaidens, Esther goes underwater, twirling and swimming directly toward the camera; she could be the shark in Jaws, but friendly, or a Circe with no side effects. Bathing Beauty: The Wet and Wild Life of Esther Williams 2013-06-13T15:28:43Z And that kiss comes from a girl of 17 who is older than Circe. Lock Up Your Daughters! Part 2: François Ozon’s Young & Beautiful 2013-05-17T16:19:40Z Sing to me of the Cyclops, the Sirens, Calypso and Circe, Scylla and Charybdis, of challenges confronted and conquered, destiny delayed and at long last achieved. Lost in the Odyssey 2011-08-19T18:55:00Z As other figures from Greek mythology enter the story, including Athena, Hermes, Prometheus and Odysseus’s wife Penelope, Circe reckons with her own power and her place among the gods. Two New Books Look at Mythology With Fresh Eyes 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Sue Scott was in a panic when her 9-month-old fawn pug, Circe, collapsed after a recent walk. Scooby doobie don’t: Discarded joints and edibles pose hazards for dogs 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z “If teachers get sick, we don’t have any substitutes,” said Cherie Circe, the district secretary. How the pandemic saved one of California's smallest public schools 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Madeline Miller’s “Circe” — Greek myths seen through the eyes of the sea witch who entranced Odysseus — fit the bill perfectly. Perspective | Read all about it: Planes, trains, automobiles — and books 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z For fans of folklore and historical fiction reads like “Circe,” “Lore” or “Ariadne,” this beautifully tragic tale is a reimagining of Norse mythology. Dive into a new world this winter with 4 new fantasy books 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z In Miller’s accounting of Circe, one of the witches encountered by Odysseus on his long journey home, readers get to know her in her youth — child of the sun god, Helios. 10 novels making fresh fiction out of ancient myths 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Circe’s paws splayed out on the floor, her head shook to-and-fro and she drooled. Scooby doobie don’t: Discarded joints and edibles pose hazards for dogs 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z “Circe” delivered “a magical combination of a great riveting story, mythology and a writing style that somehow evokes classic poetry,” Miller says. Seattle-area booksellers pick the books that got them through 2020 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Circe by Madeline Miller This magnificent story of the famous witch goddess from Homer’s Odyssey was shortlisted for the 2019 Women’s prize for fiction. Top 10 goddesses in fiction | E Foley and B Coates 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z In Homer’s Odyssey, the sorceress Circe slipped Odysseus’ companions a poison to induce amnesia and hallucinations. Genetically engineered yeast makes medicinal plant products 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Circe discovers that she possesses enormous powers, but wielding them brings her into direct conflict with Zeus, who banishes her to the island where she’ll meet-cute with Odysseus. 10 novels making fresh fiction out of ancient myths 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Scott made a video call to Dr. Attas, who said Circe was showing all the signs of being high. Scooby doobie don’t: Discarded joints and edibles pose hazards for dogs 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z The writing shimmers and figures including Daedalus and Odysseus are threaded beautifully into Circe’s story as she learns not only sorcery but love, and what it might mean to be mortal. Top 10 books about witch-hunts | Eleanor Porter 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The reason is threefold, said Circe Sturm, the author of “Becoming Indian: The Struggle over Cherokee Identity in the Twenty-first Century.” ‘Speak the truth’: Cherokees demand Elizabeth Warren disavow ancestry claims 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z They then compared the activity of the HDH-encoding gene from A. belladonna with equivalents from other plants, and finally selected the gene from Circe’s jimsonweed as being optimal for hyoscyamine and scopolamine production. Genetically engineered yeast makes medicinal plant products 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Hillary is also a great enthusiast of Madeline Miller’s novels The Song of Achilles and Circe. Hillary and Chelsea Clinton: ‘We cannot give in. That’s how they win’ 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z She now keeps Circe on a shorter leash, mindful of where she pokes her nose. Scooby doobie don’t: Discarded joints and edibles pose hazards for dogs 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Circe by Madeline Miller I thought I knew the story of the witch who turned Odysseus’s men into pigs, but Miller’s magnificent novel gives Circe her own epic. Top 10 books about witch-hunts | Eleanor Porter 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z That focus explains the investment in shows like “Circe”; a “Gremlins” animated series; and a reboot of “Gossip Girl” that will appeal to the under-40 crowd. Behind AT&T's plan to take on Netflix, Apple and Disney with HBO Max 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Then last year there was Circe, Miller’s reimagining of the story of the witch from the Odyssey. From Baba Yaga to Hermione Granger: why we're spellbound by 'witcherature' 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Speaking to Deadline, HBO Max’s head of content, Sarah Aubrey, says, “Circe tells an epic story of love, loss, tragedy and immortal conflict, all through the eyes of a fierce female lens.” WarnerMedia greenlights a retelling of The Odyssey for HBO Max 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Circe Baez, 35, was arrested at a hotel in Charlotte on suspicion of robbing four banks, the most recent robbery occurring Friday, authorities said. 'Pink Lady Bandit' suspect arrested by FBI in connection to string of bank robberies in 3 states 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z The list announced Monday includes two novels inspired by ancient Greek epics: “The Silence of the Girls” by Britain’s Pat Barker and “Circe” by U.S. author Madeline Miller. Nigerian debut novelist among finalists for Women’s Prize 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z WarnerMedia executives want “Circe” to unleash a different power: attracting young viewers to the company’s belated entry in the streaming-video war. Behind AT&T's plan to take on Netflix, Apple and Disney with HBO Max 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z She has existed since storytelling began, from Circe, the first witch in western literature, to Hecate, Morgan le Fay, Baba Yaga, the Weird Sisters, the Wicked Witch of the West and Hermione Granger. From Baba Yaga to Hermione Granger: why we're spellbound by 'witcherature' 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z It’s a feminist retelling of Homer’s epic poem, told through the eyes of Circe, the sorceress who Odysseus encounters on his way home from Troy, who turns his crew into pigs. WarnerMedia greenlights a retelling of The Odyssey for HBO Max 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The chosen demonic dancing scene involves Circe, a sorceress, summoning demons to destroy her rival. Prince Charles: I find Leonard Cohen's music very moving 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Experts from Circe, the Tufts University center, said initial estimates for youth voter turnout rates would be available on Wednesday. Pain for Parkland students after pro-gun candidates win: 'I'm shaking with anger' 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z When Odysseus and his men left the island of Circe for the second time, they did so knowing they were about to encounter lethal monsters. I can see Odysseus lashed to the mast of this ship, struggling to resist the Sirens’ song | Natalie Haynes 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Years later, Circe is tasked with promoting a remake of Amisa’s big film and finds herself haunted by the past. What Happens on Page 76 in This Season’s New Books? 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Miller told NPR’s Weekend Edition that she read about the character in high school and was disappointed with how Circe was depicted. WarnerMedia greenlights a retelling of The Odyssey for HBO Max 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The rhetoric of “Circe” keeps morphing too from grandiloquent/hifalutin to coarse/smutty and everything in between. Bloomsday Tribute to James Joyce, Greatest Mind-Scientist Ever 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z A thrilling reimagining of the myth of Circe, the witch in Homer’s “The Odyssey.” Review | The 39 books we’re talking about this summer 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The Orange Prize-winning author will speak in conversation with Nancy Pearl about “Circe,” her new novel about the mythological witch, inspired by Homer’s “Odyssey.” Temple Grandin, Roxane Gay, Ken Auletta among authors visiting the Seattle area this summer 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z New book: Madeline Miller’s “Circe,” a retelling of the Greek myth about a young woman banished by the gods who learns to stand alone and fight for what’s dear to her. So, what are you reading this summer? 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z One of those new original projects is an adaptation of Circe, Madeline Miller’s take on The Odyssey. WarnerMedia greenlights a retelling of The Odyssey for HBO Max 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The No. 1 fiction book on our bestseller list this week is "Circe" by Madeline Miller, now in its second week on the list. Books: Rumaan Alam's and motherhood, Michael Ondaatje's latest, Samantha Irby's revealing essays and more in books 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z While "The Song of Achilles" took her 10 years to write, "Circe" was finished in six. Madeline Miller on 'Circe' and the staying power of myth 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Circe’s story brings together many classic witchy motifs: a skill with herbs and potions, a magic wand, control over animals. From Circe to Clinton: why powerful women are cast as witches 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Circe by Madeline Miller Circe is the daughter of the Titan Helios, the god of the sun, but as she grows up, she finds that she’s not like her parents. 16 new science fiction and fantasy books to read this April 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z During Circe’s childhood, the Hamilton ancestry was not a part of family conversations; she learned of it only last fall. What Makes a Parent? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Against the boorishness of Trump, we women need Margaret Atwood’s wry feminist humor, here taking up the story of Circe, the sorceress who turned Odysseus’ men into pigs. Words for solace and strength: poems to counter the election fallout – and beyond 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z "Circe" includes weaving and cooking and medicine-making, all crafts that were traditionally part of the woman's realm. Madeline Miller on 'Circe' and the staying power of myth 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z “It’s gotten really challenging,” said Podladtchikov’s agent, Circe Wallace, a former professional rider. Snowboarding, Once a High-Flying Sport, Crashes to Earth 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z “Circe,” he said, “sleeps nearer to the door from the hall.” Shirley Jackson: “The Man in the Woods.” 2014-04-21T04:00:00Z “I just fell in love with him. He comes waddling through with Circe, holding an orange that he carried all the way from Ethiopia.” What Makes a Parent? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Rough collie Kirki - named after the Greek goddess of magic, Circe - lived to the ripe age of 17 and owner Harissa Kastrioti reckons olive oil had something to do with it. Readers' 'secrets' to canine longevity 2013-05-26T22:37:19Z Miller's new novel, "Circe," takes a circular, rambling path in telling the story of a goddess. Madeline Miller on 'Circe' and the staying power of myth 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Hecate is the chief goddess who presides over magic arts and spells, and in this connexion she is the mother of the sorceresses Circe and Medea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z “Circe gathers her onions down by the river, but naturally none of that need concern you.” Shirley Jackson: “The Man in the Woods.” 2014-04-21T04:00:00Z She said that, at Heathrow, when Circe left her alone with Abush for a few minutes, she felt an “instant connection” with him. What Makes a Parent? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z If such narrow views had the magical powers of the sorceress Circe, many a man who perhaps justly thought himself well educated would become conscious of a not very flattering transformation of himself. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z If Circe’s name does not reveal her nature so nakedly as Calypso’s does, this is but consistent with the fact of her later creation. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Through a dense forest, peopled with strangely gentle wild beasts, Eurylochus led his force, until they came in sight of the beautiful palace home of Circe. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z “Circe,” the older woman said doggedly to the stove. Shirley Jackson: “The Man in the Woods.” 2014-04-21T04:00:00Z “Had I not, I wouldn’t have given Circe three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.” What Makes a Parent? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Petronius, in his description of Circe, describes her tresses naturally curling, and falling negligently over her shoulders, which they entirely covered. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z That turning the companions into swine was a punishment for luxury—that points the moral; the original Circe, we may be sure, only touched her lovers with her sleepy magic rod. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Ulysses embarked, and, according to Circe’s directions, let his vessel drift along until its prow grated on a pebbly beach, where he landed. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z In these lines, we may perhaps find the key of a certain metamorphosis in the poet’s life, before Circe, that terrible sorceress, had passed his way. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z The day before the 2016 Presidential election, Circe Hamilton took Abush—now six—to a swimming class in Battery Park City. What Makes a Parent? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z For the eating of beef encouraged the bovine quality, and the pork diet repeats the trick of Circe, and changes men into swine. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z This old witch is Calypso or Circe in another guise. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z The Greeks went on again until they came to Ææa, an island inhabited by the golden-haired enchantress Circe, sister of Æetes, and aunt of Medea. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z “Who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun, whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine?” The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z The week before Labor Day, 2016, Circe Hamilton, a freelance photographer in her mid-forties, was preparing to move back to the U.K., after twenty years in New York. What Makes a Parent? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z There's not one of you, from Eve to a modern factory-girl, but envies Circe her enchantments, and imitates them to the best of her ability. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z What if Calypso and Circe both repeat in reality the same myth; and what if Odysseus’ other great adventure, the voyage to the Phæaceans, have likewise its counterpart in the expanded story? The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Thus sorrowing they were driven Into their cells, where Circe flung to them Acorns of oak and ilex, and the fruit Of cornel, such as nourish wallowing swine.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Léonie, the "Circe of the Carnivora," a pretty Frenchwoman, who, as it seemed to me, surpassed him in coolness and daring. Love Among the Lions A Matrimonial Experience 2012-01-25T03:00:36.210Z “I didn’t want to stir the pot. I was scared. But I had faith in Circe. I really thought she’d come around.” What Makes a Parent? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Tortuga was to him the Circe's island that transformed him into a beast. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z We accordingly meet the same episode in the Circe tale. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Circe received her self-invited guests most graciously, seated them on tapestry-covered couches, and bade her numerous handmaidens speedily set before them all manner of good cheer,—an order which was immediately carried out. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Was it not always typified by the cup of Circe, by the song of the Sirens, by all that was alluring and beautiful and hollow? Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Trineus was even less happily situated, for being marooned upon an island, which we must surely regard as that of Circe, he was immediately transformed into a dog. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Lola thus pictures as a man-enslaving Circe the girl who was described by a contemporary as a good little thing, merry and unaffected. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z We may compare Circe with Charôn, which means “an eagle.” The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z The men feasted greedily, for they had fasted for many days, and Circe watched them with ill-concealed disgust. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z It is apparently Greek, and combines the story of Hercules with the seductiveness of Circe. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z The Alcinas and Armidas of the modern Italians are only heightened copies of Calypso and Circe; Siegfried, Orlando and Ferra�, with their invulnerable hides and superfluous armor, are each of them a modernized Achilles. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z When he got to Circe it suddenly flashed upon him that he was reading the work of a young woman! Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Take, for instance, the life with Calypso and with Circe. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Circe, terrified at the threat, agreed to comply with all his demands; and in a few moments Ulysses was again surrounded by his companions, who were touchingly grateful for their rescue. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Paris—Circe! and he no better than the transformed comrades of Ulysses! The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z “Well, the tableau was a great success, ‘Hebe’ attended by ‘Circe’ and ‘Cupid’.” An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z And to Zetes and Calais Iris, the messenger of the gods, appeared and revealed to them where Circe’s island lay. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z "Circe" saw herself on the point of being the captain's captain. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Circe now prepared a second feast, and entertained them all so well, that Ulysses lingered there for one whole year. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z I had long since learned that in a case of this kind, the charms of hospitality, like those of Circe, were fatal to the interests of him who heeded. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z If he prevented him from playing in the field he took him to the leafy islands of Calypso, to the Cave of Circe and the Gardens of Alcinous. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z Jason and Medea went aboard the Argo, and the heroes drew away from Circe’s island. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z "Circe" herself, not understanding the situation, and being far too adroit to underline her temporary defeat by putting questions, believed the handsome Julia Otway was the distracting influence. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z The trench finished, he killed two black victims, furnished by Circe, and made their blood flow into the trench. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The escape of Ulys´ses from the cavern of the Cyclops and from the enchantments of Circe has been already related. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Was Athena Maule a cruel, devouring Circe, lacking mercy, honour, shame? Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z And then she told Circe she had come, warned by the judgment of Zeus, to ask of Circe, the daughter of Helios, to purify her from the stain of her brother’s blood. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Ah, what a mistress, this Etna! with her strange winds prowling round her like Circe's panthers, some black, some white. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z These obsequies over, the Greeks, favored by a fresh wind, left Circe’s isle, and sailed along until they drew near the rocky ledge where the Sirens had their abode. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Circe had warned the voyagers that these flocks should be held inviolate, however pressing their wants might be. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Heavy and the men were playing at lansquenet, that most perilous, rapid, and bewitching of all the resistless Card Circes. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z So he walked out from the trees into the field to look for some moly to take with them, and resist Circe. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Pope spoke of men "sensualized by pleasure" like those who were "changed into brutes by Circe." Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z Io and Circe, already mentioned, are also personifications of the moon, and Io’s wanderings represent its journeys across the sky. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z What did the poets endeavor to teach by the fables of the Sirens’ song, and the cup of Circe? The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z And he relates how the men at Circe's court were transformed into lions and wolves, from a too eager pursuit of pleasure. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z For Circe had smoothed her garment and slumbered, and the very sun moved slow. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The team now hope to carry out further studies to test whether the Circe Principle applies to other environments. Pollinators 'lured away by farms' 2011-07-31T00:30:20Z Here the story runs that Circe loved Picus, whom she met in the woods. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The fable relates that she was the daughter of Phorcus, and that she was transformed by the jealousy of Circe, into a frightful monster. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z But he sickened and died, for his blood had been drained by his Circe, who was "simply a Frog,—a great and ugly Frog!" Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Madeleine," he replied, controlling his emotion, "if I did not know your kind heart, I should believe you a Circe, who delighted in driving men mad. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Where cataracts their thunders hurl From heights the tempest has at mercy; Vast peaks that touch the moon, and whirl Their torrents down of gold and pearl; And forests strange as those of Circe. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z In 1840, Mr. Hale found Baiame located in an isle of the seas, like Circe, living on fish which came to his call. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z On the Baron, this new Circe had gradually and imperceptibly made a wonderful impression. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z It was as if a Frederic Chopin sat before the keys, instead of that small Circe. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z Milder cases abound, as this of Circe tormenting her victims:— Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z III In eons of the senses, My spirit knew of yore, I found the Isle of Circe And felt her magic lore; And still the soul remembers What I was once before. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z Circe was a fair sorceress, the one-eyed Polyphemus a dread giant, and Perseus bestrode a winged dragon, before they were reflected in romances. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Thus allured, the youthful Ulysses hearkened to the voice of the little Circe in a round hat, and entered the enchanted grove, to forget the passage of time as he disported himself among the nymphs. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z To-morrow you shall ride over to the Hohenkr�hen and examine, whether the woman of the wood is a Circe also. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z The speaker is the detected witch Circe uttering the doom of her revolted lover Glaucus:— Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z Circe by virtue of her powers can change men to swine, just as she transforms her rivals into trees. Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance 2011-04-09T02:00:11.757Z I could but bend my head, for her siren voice had woven round my faculties a spell of charmed silence, and not one of Circe's victims was ever more powerless than I was then. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Circe was, in the beginning, a daughter of the sun but she had put her light of learning to wicked uses and had made herself into a powerful sorceress. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z As we shall proceed with our reading of Virgil, you will see the excess of witchcraft embodied in a woman, called Circe, who passed her days, singing, on a rocky headland. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z Here he found Scylla cold and dead, killed by Circe’s arts. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z I think those speeches which are related—those parts where the speaker repeats a speech, such as Glaucus’s repetition of Circe’s words, should have inverted commas to every line. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z The Nuncio watched the mischief for a week, then demanded the sudden retransformation, or the Circe's wand, which should bring back again the beastly shape. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z Surely Glaucus was setting out on a mad errand when he decided to go to Circe. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Why not take it further and say that the transformation of the ancient Circe is the final triumph of Uncle Peabody’s labors? The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z He, at least, has wrenched himself out of Circe's sty. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z The Circe differs in consistency, as well as in form, from other Jelly-fishes. Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. 2011-03-07T03:00:13.343Z Medea's father, Aiêtês, was a brother of Circe, and born of the Sun. Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z Circe poured her poison into the clear blue bay and muttered incantations of mighty power over it. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Hence, the Homeric fable that Circe transformed men into beasts. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z She knew only too well that none of these Circes could have won Baluzzi's affections. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z Wicked Circe," cried he, in a terrible voice, "this sword shall put an end to thy enchantments. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z "I wish this Circe of a Beatrice could see him at such moments," muttered he, shutting the door. Riven Bonds. Vol. I. A Novel, in Two Volumes 2011-02-16T03:00:38.687Z Glaucus, meanwhile, forgot Scylla in the enchantment of Circe's island and remained in the waters near there, taking human form when he wished and enjoying the luxuries of her palace. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Well, go on, Circe——' 'None of your heathen innuendoes, or I stop. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z The Trojans sail up the coast, touch once more upon the land, skirt wide past Circe's realm of dreadful magic, and then they come to where a wide-mouthed river pours out into the sea. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z Spare me!" cried Circe,—"spare me, royal and wise Ulysses. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z How Circe bewitched Ulysses and his comrades with it. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z He set out for the island of Circe, the enchantress, to ask her help in winning Scylla. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Was not the name of the greatest enchantress in fabulous antiquity, Circe, derived from κιρκος, a circle, on account of her magical revolutions, and of the circular appearance and motion of the sun, her father? Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Both were equally eager to win the good-will of the dangerous Circe. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z Wretch," cried Circe, giving him a smart stroke with her wand, "how dare you keep your human shape a moment longer? A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Circe! for she looked as if, in spite of her unwilling words, she wanted to tell it very badly indeed. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z They kept the thoughts of men, but they had the head, body, voice and bristles of these despised creatures, and Circe shut them up in sties and fed them with acorns. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z One of the first dolphins I ever worked with was Circe. A Conversation With Diana Reiss: Studying the Big-Brained Dolphin 2010-09-20T20:11:00Z Her agent, Circe Wallace, said Bright would recover in time for the Olympics. 2010-01-30T08:23:00Z "Drink, my noble guest," said Circe, smiling as she presented him with the goblet. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Or paying off the Mafia in Pantelleria for designing the shrine of Venus where Odysseus lay with Circe. 2008-01-09T18:12:00Z "Sooner shall trees grow at the bottom of the ocean and sea weed on the mountain peaks than I will cease to love Scylla and her alone," Glaucus told Circe. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z In alarm the vessels again put to sea, and they landed in an isle where abode Circe, a famous magician. Heathen Mythology Benson closed his ears heroically against the wiles of his own particular Circe. The Trail of Conflict It was founded, according to legend, either by a son of Odysseus and Circe, or by Danae, the mother of Perseus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Once yielded to the charm, the Circe that clasps us will not let us go. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories Circe's potion was mixed of the most poisonous plants which grew on her island. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z When he had anchored, he sent some of his men on shore, to discover what place it was, but Circe gave them drink under pretence of refreshing them, which transformed them into swine. Heathen Mythology His illusions regarding her had all vanished and he saw her as she was,—a beautiful, heartless, ambitious Circe, conscious of her power, and enjoying it. Rockhaven "Yes, I have heard of Circe—and her wild beasts." The Gambler A Novel Art, that ancient Circe, had waved her wand; I was happy—and it was enough. The Book of Susan A Novel Circe's charm had taken effect and the lovable Scylla had been carried down to Neptune's kingdom, but not as Glaucus had desired, for she was without motion or sight or speech. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z The fascinations of Circe proved more powerful than the sword of Ulysses, and he staid with her on the island, in the enjoyment of her society, for the space of a year. Heathen Mythology The plant is thus introduced by Homer: In the tenth book of the Odyssey, Circe has turned Odysseus’s men into swine. Custom and Myth New Edition He himself then took a dip in the Ocean and then with a god-like celerity swung himself round to the Cape of Circe, where dwelt Leucotho�, assuming at once the appearance of her mother. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle But before that ride was over she was repeating that warning very much as Odysseus used the flower of Hermes against the arts of Circe. The Garden of Eden After a thousand years had passed and it seemed to the gods that Glaucus had expiated the wrong he had done in appealing to Circe, he found Scylla in the green depths. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z The Fauns were descended from Faunus, son of Picus King of Italy, who was changed by Circe into a woodpecker. Heathen Mythology Ulysses in his wanderings encountered these terrors, but by prudence and the counsels of Circe he was enabled to steer clear between them, although the Sirens strove to lure him on to the rock. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 Yet, with all those differences of feature, several oriental fictions greatly resemble the island of Circe, and the flowery dominions of Alcina. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The years marched on and stories spread about the town, stories of a strange and lovely belle dame sans merci, a modern Circe who lured young gallants to their doom. Pledged to the Dead They were speaking to each other with the voices of men and bewailing the fate by which they had been led there from their ships and brought into Circe's power. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z It was the draught of Circe, fragrant but fatal. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) "We can't discount it," said Pink, realizing that he was doing just that, but refusing to disbelieve Circe. The Giants From Outer Space And Phrixus married the king's daughter, and lived long, till he died also, and a king called ��tes, the brother of the enchantress, Circe, ruled that country. Tales of Troy and Greece Upon Odysseus's return to the island of �a, Circe greets them, and once more they enjoy meat and bread in plenty and dark red wine. Greek Women That was because Scylla, through the design of Circe, had gone down as mortals do and been drowned. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Homer, when he would praise Helen, calls her “the beautiful-haired Helen,” and Petronius, in his famous picture of Circe, makes much of “trailing locks.” Maids Wives and Bachelors He got up and dressed quickly, wondering who was watching Circe now, holding the revolver on her, praying that if she should change form, the old-fashioned gun would paralyze her as it had the giant. The Giants From Outer Space Circe was the sister of King ��tes, both were children of the Sun God, and Medea hoped that Circe would be kind to her, as she could not have heard of the slaying of Absyrtus. Tales of Troy and Greece And our hero Circe leads apart and makes him sit down, and lays herself at his feet and asks all his tale. Greek Women One is permitted to marvel at these modern Circes, however, who turn men into swine by transforming themselves. Command The beautiful, wicked Circe is intended to prefigure the human passions, the impulse of the senses. Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians He ate a brisk breakfast in the mess hall, then stalked off to his own room, trying to analyze what he now knew of the giants' nature; but Circe's face intruded in his mind. The Giants From Outer Space They cast ashes from the hearth on their heads, and Circe knew that they had slain Absyrtus. Tales of Troy and Greece Fair Circe receives him most graciously and prepares also for him the magic potion, but for once her charm fails. Greek Women Circe should be painted with her eyes fixed in severe meditation, oblivious of the grunting, squeaking beasts around her. Captain Macedoine's Daughter And Tausdorf, confused, translated it: "All were turned into vile brutes who drank of the sweet cup that was mixed by the hand of Circe." Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians Pink sat down and looked at Circe, asleep on the couch. The Giants From Outer Space At last he told his story: they had come to the beautiful house of Circe, within the wood, and tame wolves and lions were walking about in front of the house. Tales of Troy and Greece The myth of Circe turning the companions of Ulysses into swines shows the religious belief, in ancient Greece, in magical transformation of human beings into animals. Greek Women Do you know, I have often thought that Circe has been misjudged. Captain Macedoine's Daughter This girl, this foolish, silly, selfish girl, with her Circe gift of beauty, by tolerance of his suit, by yielding, perhaps by throwing herself at Eugene's head, had done this thing. The "Genius" In the Elephant's Child, 57 men, seven officers, and Circe Smith were seated in the demolished recreation room, which was the only place besides the mess hall with enough chairs to accommodate them all. The Giants From Outer Space Then they were all changed into swine, and Circe drove them out and shut them up in the styes. Tales of Troy and Greece Helen performed like offices for Odysseus when he came in disguise into Troy, and Circe later for the same hero. Greek Women This duchess was a handsome creature, and a Circe; she turned men into beasts. Francezka She was not without the dignity of a Circe, for she had been through scenes like this before. The "Genius" He threw up his old revolver and fired point-blank, catching Circe by the arm and hurling her to one side as he did so. The Giants From Outer Space When all was done, Jason and Medea rose from their knees, and sat down on chairs in the hall, and Medea told Circe all her tale, except the slaying of Absyrtus. Tales of Troy and Greece Circe and Calypso are styled goddesses, yet they are brought down to earth in their love for Odysseus, and are thoroughly human in their traits. Greek Women In eöns of the senses, My spirit knew of yore, I found the Isle of Circe, And felt her magic lore; And still the soul remembers What flesh would be once more. The Garden of Dreams For the story of Circe, see the Odyssey X. 58. Minor Poems by Milton Beside him, Circe gazed with horrified fascination at the coming gargantuas.... The Giants From Outer Space Her name is Medea, the daughter of ��tes, the brother of Circe the Sorceress. Tales of Troy and Greece Hecate, wife of King �etes of Colchis, her daughter Medea, and Circe were so celebrated in this respect that they passed for enchantresses. Greek Women He turned, he obeyed—no more able to resist the beckoning hand, the dulcet voice, the luring glance, than you or I the spells of our own individual Sirens and Circes. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 The fact is, that I am not satisfied with myself; and when I am away from my Circe, I strive all I can to drive her from my memory. Olla Podrida Then he turned and made a mighty jump away from them, dragging Circe with him. The Giants From Outer Space But he sat silent, neither eating nor drinking, in sorrow for his company, till Circe called them out from the styes and disenchanted them. Tales of Troy and Greece One has but to recall the transformation of Odysseus's companions into swine as an evidence of Circe's peculiar power. Greek Women Even more than Circe, than Medea, does she bear in her hand the rod of natural miracle, with Nature herself as sister and helpmate. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages "Then," said Mr. Hewson, smiling, to his wife, "the miracle of Circe must have been reversed, and swine turned into men; for, undoubtedly, the dark figures I saw were human beings." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. "You watched me in the suit," said Circe. The Giants From Outer Space All this Ulysses knew, for Circe had warned him. Tales of Troy and Greece Greene did not fail to choose his associates among people of this sort, and with some of them he crossed over to the continent in his turn to visit "Circe." The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare Were it, at least, Not better to have sat at Circe's feast, If afterwards a beast? Weeds by the Wall Verses Ulysses then made his way through a wood p. 88to the hall where Circe sat, waited on by four nymphs. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Four days later Pinkham and Circe stood quietly before a scanner screen, Pink leaning on a cane, and watched the great lead vat and then the multitude of bottles go tumbling into space. The Giants From Outer Space Circe wandered away alone into the woods, and Ulysses and his men set sail and crossed the unknown seas. Tales of Troy and Greece Nothing dismayed by the threat of the dire consequences of Circe's wiles, travellers eager to see her crowded to the south. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare This same pig, he declares, is some previous First Officer, who had been smitten by Circe for incontinence, and now wanders even from his sty! An Ocean Tramp Terror at the ghastly troop overcame him at last, and he fled and embarked again, saw Circe once more, and found himself in the sea by which the Argo had returned. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History "Now," he said quietly, "Circe—Miss Smith—what did you say?" The Giants From Outer Space But Ulysses, whom Circe had told of this new danger, bade them grasp the oars again and row hard. Tales of Troy and Greece Thy heart hath caught the siren's doom-sweet cries, And sips oblivion at fond Circe's nod. Ioläus The man that was a ghost He might have grasped it thus, and the sacramental wine would have been a Circe's potion, and Lettice would have given her gift in vain. Name and Fame A Novel The isle of Trinacria was pasture for the 360 cattle of Helios, and both Tiresias and Circe had warned Ulysses that they must not be touched. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Then Circe, the girl from the asteroid, was gazing from the screen, horrified. The Giants From Outer Space On the third morning Ulysses took his sword and spear, and climbed to the top of a high hill, whence he saw the smoke rising out of the wood where Circe had her palace. Tales of Troy and Greece Dolores smiled at his confusion, and in that smile was the allure of a Circe. The Pirate Woman The enemy's boats were seized by the Circe, and the escape of the French being thus cut off, they retired to the centre of the island. The History of the First West India Regiment It did not return by the same route, but went to the north, and came to the isle of the goddess Circe, who purified Jason and Medea from the blood of the poor boy. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Finally Circe said slowly, "I think I'm going to faint." The Giants From Outer Space But Ulysses drew his sword, and Circe, with a great cry, fell at his feet, saying, 'Who art thou on whom the cup has no power? Tales of Troy and Greece Clad in her short tunic, her hair bound to her brow by the gold circlet that Milo had made, she had calculated effects with the art of a Circe. The Pirate Woman If this be so, then what was the 'moly' given to Odysseus by Hermes wherewith to counteract the charms of Circe? Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Released from the wise bonds imposed upon her by Mother Church, music is a novel parasite of the emotions, a modern Circe whose feet "take hold on hell," whose wand transforms men into listening swine. Melomaniacs Pinkham found himself entangled with Circe Smith in a pretzel of arms and legs that would under other circumstances have been ridiculous but pleasurable. The Giants From Outer Space There they burned the body of Elpenor, and piled a mound over it, and on the mound set the oar of the dead man, and so went to the palace of Circe. Tales of Troy and Greece He thought to see a Circe of picaresque Spain with her swinish rout about her. The Spanish Jade Gerarde further holds it to be the identical mandragoras of the Greeks, and called Circaea because it was used by Circe for love-potions and enchantments. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Circe, I imagine, did not attract new lovers by parading those whom she had already turned into swine. The Red Hand of Ulster Singing, shouting the words to that old song that Circe had brought back to his mind. The Giants From Outer Space Ulysses told Circe all his adventures, and then she warned him of dangers yet to come, and showed him how he might escape them. Tales of Troy and Greece Circe's isle was there, and she was glad they knew it. The Prisoner The ground whereof were the magical rods in poets—that of Pallas, in Homer; that of Mercury, that charmed Argus; and that of Circe, which transformed the followers of Ulysses. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore This 'Circe' was allegorical and mythological; it was one of those soulless shows which marked the transition of the Spanish drama from maturity to decay. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 He looked at Circe, who was pale and weary. The Giants From Outer Space There they ran the ship ashore, and took out the two black sheep, and walked along the dark banks of the river Oceanus to a place of which Circe had told Ulysses. Tales of Troy and Greece Jeffrey, looking at her, caught the soft redness of her mouth and thought, forgetful of Circe's island where he had taken refuge, how sweet the little barbarian was. The Prisoner Circe welcomed them in her palace, feasted them, and gave them a magic drink. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Like some jewelled sorceress—some dreaming Circe by the river bank, pondering new spells—so Paris lay in all her mystery and beauty under the July stars. The Dark Star He looked without conscious volition at Circe, and they exchanged smiles of vast relief. The Giants From Outer Space So Ulysses promised to burn and bury him when he went back to Circe's island. Tales of Troy and Greece He saw Circe's island, and knew, since the international codes hold good, he must remember his allegiance to it. The Prisoner This he ate, and when Circe having given him the deadly cup, would have turned him also into a brute, he drew his sword as if to slay her. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Circe, the daughter of the sun, Which had with charms and herbs undone Many poor strangers, and could then Turn into beasts the bravest men. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II He said, "If we live through this, Circe, I'll see you make lieutenant!" The Giants From Outer Space So Ulysses left him; but Eurylochus had not the courage to be alone, and slunk behind them to the house of Circe. Tales of Troy and Greece If Esther was Circe on her island, Lydia was the nymph in a clear mountain brook of some undiscovered wood where the birds came to bathe, but no hoof had ever muddied the streams. The Prisoner At last, when Circe had no more wonders to show him, the wanderer left her, once more directed on the road to Ithaca, and to some extent warned of the dangers which beset the path. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History He’s always been mighty shy with girls—reckon his father brought him up on tales of rich chaps and modern Circes. Seven Miles to Arden "Circe," he snapped, "turn off that intercom and then lock the door." The Giants From Outer Space Then Circe said, 'There is no way but this: you must sail to the last shore of the stream of the river Oceanus, that girdles round the world. Tales of Troy and Greece If he had penetrated, for good cause, to Circe's bower, he didn't mean to drink in its subtle intimacies. The Prisoner Then, in deep mourning, Ulysses sailed on till he came to the home of Circe, a beautiful but wicked enchantress. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Had he not implied that old King Midas had long ago warped his son’s trust in women until he had come to look upon them all as modern Circes? Seven Miles to Arden He took a drink from the bottle and handed it to Circe. The Giants From Outer Space But Circe told him the strange things that he must do, and she gave him a black ram and a black ewe, and next day Ulysses called his men together. Tales of Troy and Greece Enter Circe, very carefully helping Kronos down the steps of the house. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy Some naiad Circe combs her hair far below the weeds, and has bewitched the wildfowl and the green cold water. Highways and Byways in Surrey It belongs with peculiar propriety to Circe, as the daughter of the sun. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Rapidly he outlined Circe's plot, then the additions he had concocted. The Giants From Outer Space Then the maidens of Circe came to them, fairy damsels of the wells and woods and rivers. Tales of Troy and Greece It is very thoughtful of you, Circe, to take so much trouble about us. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy Far off the tower of Astura, and the faint Cape of Circe among mists. The Spirit of Rome Dangerous she may be—a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful. Only an Irish Girl He looked at Circe, who was already busy with sulfaspray and bandages. The Giants From Outer Space When Ulysses was alone with Circe at night he told her that his men were home-sick, and would fain go to Ithaca. Tales of Troy and Greece It is kind of you, Circe, to suggest such a thing. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy Circe The Youth Faster, faster, O Circe, Goddess, Let the wild, thronging train, The bright procession Of eddying forms, Sweep through my soul! Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold The whole circle halted, as though Circe had transfixed them. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. Circe returned, having bounced like a bit of india-rubber a dozen yards before checking herself. The Giants From Outer Space Then they were driven wandering out into Ocean, and to a fairy, far-off isle where Lady Circe dwelt. Tales of Troy and Greece In the first place it would encourage them to believe in my immortality—— Circe. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy Art thou not he, whom fame This long time rumours The favour'd guest of Circe, brought by the waves? Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold He had fled once and for all from Circe’s magic, vowing that never again should the sorceress work her charm upon him; and that vow he intended to keep. The Wall Between Then they slammed full length to the rock, and he knew that Circe's automatic was in action. The Giants From Outer Space Medea and Jason went up through the woods of the isle to the house of Circe, and had no fear of the lions and wolves and bears that guarded the house. Tales of Troy and Greece Circe places Kronos in one throne, and sees Rhea comfortably settled in another. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy It is the very cup of Circe�the very philtre of Sun-poison. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions But Arthur Hacker, whose capital work it is, calls it "Circe." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 13, 1893 "What is it?" asked Circe, her voice wild with fright. The Giants From Outer Space The magic philters of Media and Circe of old were nothing but pharmaceutical brews of an action as diversified as powerful. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death Kronos will soon have forgotten that there was an old way; and as for me, Circe, I have seen so much and wandered in so many places, that one is as another to me. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy He will paint her as Circe, mocking at her grovelling herd of swine! Uncanny Tales He had obeyed the beckoning of a Circe, and now she held out to him his swine's reward of husks. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter Circe sped by and he followed, shouting into his radio. The Giants From Outer Space That the dead were believed to appreciate such attentions may be gathered from the directions given by Circe to Odysseus. On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay Do you know, Circe, that after the younger Gods invaded Heaven, although Zeus was very good-natured to us, and let us go on as deities, something of our god-head passed away? Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy Any man, and there are scores adrift, who falls under the spell of Henry H. Rogers, invariably, as did the suitors of Circe, pays the penalty of his indiscretion. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated For this purpose he has the grand training told in his adventures; he must put down the monsters of Fableland, Polyphemus, Circe, Charybdis; he must endure the long servitude under Calypso; he must see Phæacia. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary If lead took just two seconds longer to work on those immense systems, Pink realized, he and Circe would have been squashed long since. The Giants From Outer Space It was like a scene of enchantment, and Violet, in her black frock and amber sash, looked like the enchantress—Circe, Vivien, Melusine, or somebody of equally dubious antecedents. Vixen, Volume I. It is very kind of Circe, but we are too old for love; and of you, but we are too old for amusement. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy Of 'desirable young men,' Who crowd round her like swine round Circe's pen In ever-swelling numbers. Punch, or the London Charivari Volume 98, January 4, 1890 Other incidents are narrated; the final winding-up is that Ulysses is unwittingly slain by Telegonus, his and Circe's son, who appears in Ithaca and takes Telemachus and Penelope to Circe, who makes them immortal. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary "Like fighting giant redwoods," said Circe indistinctly, panting. The Giants From Outer Space In the island of Circe some of his followers were turned into swine. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Married to this Circe, the adventurer began to thrive beyond his most sanguine anticipations. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Madaline "tried on" Circe, all swathed up in a billowy white mosquito netting, that might never again be used as a bed canopy. The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening Thus Ulysses disobeys Circe's command not to attempt to fight Scylla with weapons; the reason of her injunction becomes plain. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Circe rocketed into the lead and led them on a zigzag course that avoided the vast parodies of human feet which barred the way like river dams. The Giants From Outer Space If sonnets of mine remain admissible, I should prefer printing the two On Cassandra to The Monochord and Wine of Circe. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti I think, however, she has the grace to be ashamed of it, for she blushed scarlet when I handed her ‘A Modern Circe.’ A Cathedral Courtship "And leave us!" protested Madaline, who was no longer the entrancing Circe. The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening Thus Ulysses has transformed Circe into an instrument for restoring his fallen comrades; surely a noble act. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Circe was amazing, dodging and pirouetting and even hurdling the gross feet when they couldn't be side-stepped. The Giants From Outer Space This was the fabled seat and grove and palace of Circe the enchantress. A Tramp's Notebook She seems fitter to be a Circe, or a Calypso. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 "I own," said Campbell, "I do think that, if you take this step, you will find yourself in the hands of a Circe, who will change you, make a brute of you." Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert Thus we catch the sweep of this grand experience of and with Circe; if she governs, she bestializes man; if she serves, she refreshes and restores. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary There was no time now to look for Circe and Daley, vital though their safety was to him. The Giants From Outer Space Odysseus next comes to the island of the enchantress Circe. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity O Circe! let us prove thy promise true; Dismiss us hence. The Odyssey of Homer George isn't the only man who can be changed into a beast when—when he meets Circe! Moor Fires Such is one side of Circe, now rises the other: "But come, eat food, drink wine the whole day;" let us have a Greek festival ere new labors begin. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Pink, snugly ensconced in a foam-chair with his sprained ankle propped up, his surviving officers seated around him, and Circe on the arm of the deep chair, took another drink of lemonade. The Giants From Outer Space The monk's cowl alone would not have protected his heart against these darts; his ascetic vows, the sacred oil, would have been a weak safeguard against the charm of this Circe. Peter the Priest O Circe! with what guide shall I perform This voyage, unperform’d by living man? The Odyssey of Homer Circe was the great enchantress who turned the followers of Ulysses into swine. Keats: Poems Published in 1820 Then Circe holds a private conference with Ulysses, she asked each thing "about the journey to Hades," which, it seems, she must know ere she can foretell the remaining part. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary "We are giving them a chance of survival," mused Circe. The Giants From Outer Space To Ascham it seemed like "the enchantment of Circe brought out of Italy to mar men's manners in England." History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 So I; then Circe, bearing in her hand Her potent rod, went forth, and op’ning wide 470 The door, drove out my people from the sty, In bulk resembling brawns of the ninth year. The Odyssey of Homer They are the words of Circe to Odysseus. Plutarch's Morals So Circe tells of the scheme of putting wax into his companions' ears, while he is bound to the mast. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary His true Penelope was Flaubert, He fished by obstinate isles; Observed the elegance of Circe's hair Rather than the mottoes on sun-dials. Hugh Selwyn Mauberley At the outset of Book vii. we feel the ship moving at once; three lines suffice for the fresh start; Circe is passed unheeded. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus They stood before me; she through all the herd Proceeding, with an unctuous antidote Anointed each, and at the wholesome touch All shed the swinish bristles by the drug Dread Circe’s former magic gift, produced. The Odyssey of Homer And therefore the poets were clear-sighted in discerning this extreme folly, when they made Esculapius and Circe brother and sister. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery The Past seems here to furnish the groundwork for the predictions of the Future, and Circe, knowing what has been in the pure forms of the supersensible, becomes the voice of what is to be. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The scene, from the description I have had of it, must have been a complete illustration of the fable of Circe and her fearful transformations. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 He said to himself that Valentine was, indeed, an enchantress, but a modern Circe, who, unlike her ancient prototype, employed her spells and fascinations to promote good, results. Monte-Cristo's Daughter Ye think, I doubt not, of an homeward course, But Circe points me to the drear abode Of Proserpine and Pluto, to consult The spirit of Tiresias, Theban seer. The Odyssey of Homer Its living fire is sometimes an entreating Circe waking undesirable impulses, then again it's a spirit that heals and inspires. Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' The final warning of Circe is mainly a repetition of what Tiresias had told Ulysses already in the Underworld; from the latter she heard it and puts it here into its place. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary I was now sent to H.M.S 'Circe,' the outfitting ship for young recruits, to get my uniform. From Lower Deck to Pulpit The girl did not resist, did not withdraw her hand from his; she did not even tremble, though a slight glow came into her cheeks, making her look like a very Circe. Monte-Cristo's Daughter Why covet ye this evil, to go down To Circe’s palace? she will change us all To lions, wolves or swine, that we may guard Her palace, by necessity constrain’d. The Odyssey of Homer The Circe and Vixen are coming down to us, sir," observed the first lieutenant; "we do not want them, and they will only be an excuse for the Frenchman to surrender to a superior force. The Settlers in Canada But now in the palace of Circe "they feasted every day for a whole year," eating and drinking without being turned into swine. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary As with her dupes dealt Circe Life deals with hers, pardie! Chivalry But all warnings and past experience were forgotten by Odysseus when Circe commenced to exercise upon him her fascinations and blandishments. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Noble Ulysses! we will leave him here Our vessel’s guard, if such be thy command, But us lead thou to Circe’s dread abode. The Odyssey of Homer "It is all your own fault," goes on Circe, strong in argument. Molly Bawn Here, then, we behold a new phase of Circe, that of the seeress into the Beyond. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary If all this host Are right authentic Leos, she must boast As potent charm as Circe's. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 Hermes warned Odysseus that Circe would offer him a draught of drugged wine with the intention of transforming him as she had done his companions. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Thy people—they within the walls Are shut of Circe, where as swine close-pent She keeps them. The Odyssey of Homer "Why, then, she must be Circe herself," I exclaimed: "it's a terrible look-out for me!" French and Oriental Love in a Harem The first question which arises in this connection is, How can Circe, the enchantress of the senses, be made the prophetess of the supersensible world? Homer's Odyssey A Commentary To his mind she was more beautiful and desirable than Circe must have seemed to Ulysses, but like the great wanderer he battled against that voluptuous madness. The Tyranny of Weakness Circe received the hero with all the grace and fascination at her command, and presented him with a draught of wine in a golden goblet. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Which when Ulysses heard, Hero renown’d, Adjusting close the lid, he cast a cord Around it which with many a mazy knot He tied, by Circe taught him long before. The Odyssey of Homer Be sure it is not always of cedar, like Circe’s. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Accordingly Circe foretells, and Ulysses foreknows; the two are counterparts. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary There is a sweetness, which, as Circe's cup, bewitcheth a student: he cannot leave off, as well may witness those many laborious hours, days, and nights, spent in their voluminous treatises. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 In obedience to the voice, the twin-brothers invoked divine assistance, and the heroes set out in search of the isle of Circe. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome The spirit, first, of my companion came, Elpenor; for no burial honours yet Had he received, but we had left his corse In Circe’s palace, tombless, undeplored, 60 Ourselves by pressure urged of other cares. The Odyssey of Homer In six weeks I was able to limp about a little, and the Circe was at last reported ready for sea. Percival Keene Indeed Circe herself was once a Siren, a charmer through the senses. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary A touch of Circe's wand changed them into their semblance of maturer years. Gryll Grange The cruel murder of Absyrtus was witnessed by the Erinyes, and you will not escape the wrath of Zeus until the goddess Circe has purified you from your crime. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome How can I eat? what virtuous man and just, O Circe! could endure the taste of wine Or food, till he should see his prison’d friends Once more at liberty? The Odyssey of Homer I had not called upon old Waghorn, the uncle of Jane; as I was fearful that he might recognise the pretended agent of former days with the now captain of the Circe. Percival Keene This warning Circe now repeats, indeed she repeats in a new mythical form her own experience, for she, the Siren, has also been met by Ulysses and mastered. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary I should be sorry to see the enchantments of Circe expounded into sleights of hand. Gryll Grange But mindful of the injunction of Circe, Odysseus brandished his sword, and suffered none to approach until Tiresias had appeared. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome In consequence of Circe’s instructions, after having spent a complete year in her palace, he prepares for a voyage to the infernal regions. The Odyssey of Homer Every man I wished to take with me volunteered, and I wrote leave of absence tickets for three months for them all as belonging to the Circe, reporting what I had done to the Admiralty. Percival Keene Ulysses and his companions enter their vessel and start once more upon the sea, leaving the island of Circe, who sends them a favorable wind. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Circe and Gryllus, and your name, sufficiently show that And not your name only, but——I should like to see the passage, and should be still better pleased if you would read it to me. Gryll Grange On arriving at the spot indicated by Circe, where the turbid waters of the rivers Acheron and Cocytus mingled at the entrance to the lower world, Odysseus landed, unattended by his companions. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Thence he is driven to the island of Circe. The Odyssey of Homer |
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