Circe essays

Circe essays Goddess, Sorceress, Witch, Enchantress Circe, the beautiful, but evil enchantress, the daughter of Helios and Perse, granddaughter of the ocean, and sister of a wizard. Circe lives on an island where she lures strangers into her power so that she can turn them into swine. On her island Aeaea, located off the western and eastern coast of Italy where strangers would be tricked into going to her house by the power of Circes singing. When the strangers would get to Circes house she would drug them and use them for slaves. Because of Circes evil doings, she is punished at night. Her house walls and chambers would be covered in blood, while fire would destroy her magic herbs. Circe was always glad to see daylight again. Circe would use daylight to bathe and clean herself, forgetting the awful night visions. Not only was Circe able to move the woods, but also make the ground shake, and the trees around her turn white. The powerful witch, Circe uses praying, herbs, and muttering, to control the sky, and to destroy her enemies. Circe is said to have been surrounded by many different types of beasts which cannot be seen anywhere else. Some say that the beasts were actually the drugged victims of Circe. Also, that Circe has hair that resembles flames from a fire. Many strangers visited Circe, but one particular struck Circes interest. It was Odysseus and his crew. Odysseus and his crew had been taken care of by Circe, she fed them, and gave them a place to stay and sleep. Very soon after Circe got to know Odysseus and his crew she turned them into swine by putting controlling drugs in their drinks. Except, the drug did not affect Odysseus, Odysseus, had taken a pill that a man gave him before he went i nto Circes house. The pill was to reject the drugs that Circe put in his drink. Even thought the pill rejected Circes drugs, she still seduced Odysseus a few weeks later. Now Circe and Odysseus have a girl n...