When Circe attacks Scylla, a sea-nymph, she is banished to the mythical island of Aiaia /Aeaea She often used them and other items such as a magic wand or such like, to transform her enemies into wild animals. She is somewhat abandoned and ill treated by her family and so seeks to make friends with mere mortals. She was renowned for her vast knowledge of potions and herbs – the art of “pharmaka”. There are a few places in Italy which in other works, and through the years have been put forward.Ĭirce is a goddess of magic or sometimes a nymph, enchantress or sorceress in Greek mythology. Much takes place on the mythological island of Aiaia – there have been several suggestions as to where this could be. A feminist slant on the role of women in ancient Greek society Travel Guide Travel back into time BookTrail Style to meet Circe in Ancient GreeceĪ re-imagining and reworking of Circe, daughter of Helios, the sun god. To protect what she holds dear, Circe must decide whether she belongs with the deities she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. There is danger for a solitary woman in this world, and Circe’s independence draws the wrath of men and gods alike. And wily Odysseus, on his epic voyage home. But she will not always be alone many are destined to pass through Circe’s place of exile, entwining their fates with hers. There she learns to harness her occult craft, drawing strength from nature.

When love drives Circe to cast a dark spell, wrathful Zeus banishes her to the remote island of Aiaia. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals for companionship, leading her to discover a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned and rejected by her kin. In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born.

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