A misfit among the gods before, now has become a threat for them.
Moreover, she discovers that her powerful black magic can transform humans into monsters or animals and even endanger the gods. The power that has the ability to bend the world to her will. 1.4 The Discovery of Her Hidden TalentĪt that time, experimenting with different herbs and potions, Circe discovers her hidden power – the power of witchcraft. To save him from death, she desperately starts experimenting with different herbs and potions. She finds solace in love with a mortal, Glaucos, who, unlike Circe, is destined to die and leave her alone. 1.3 Circe’s Solace in Mortal WorldĬirce’s loneliness and despair compel her to turn to the world of mortals for companionship. After that she spends most of her time in despair. But Aeetes has to go away to be the king of his own land and Circe is, unfortunately, alone once again. We see both of them spending every moment together. As Aeetes grows up, he becomes Circe’s best companion. She suffers the pangs of isolation until Aeetes, her youngest brother, is born. Her siblings always mock her and never allow her to get intimate with them. 1.2 Circe’s Alienated ChildhoodĬirce spends most of her childhood in loneliness.
She is despised by her divine family and, in fact, a misfit in the house of the gods. Since her birth, she is unable to capture the attention of her parents and siblings. Besides, Circe’s has an impotent and whimpering temperament which further makes her an embarrassment to her family. Still, many see her and invariably make fun of her. To keep her out of the sight of people, Circe’s father banishes her to the underground halls of his palace. Her father is extremely disappointed by her physical appearance. She is absolutely unlike other gods and, with her hawkish nose and yellow eyes, looks strange among them. Neither mighty like her father nor viciously bewitching like her mother, she is an extremely odd child with a human voice grating to the ears of the gods. Let’s probe into the story of Circe by Madeline Miller…Ĭirce is a daughter of the god of sun, Helios, and the Oceanid nymph, Perse.
The book is enormously readable and evocative. She has beautifully and brilliantly reshaped ancient stories, themes, and characters in a uniquely modern light. Miller has drawn on a wide range of ancient Greek and Latin sources to tell this amazing story. Madeline Miller’s compelling and engaging book, Circe, reimagines the myth of the sorceress Circe, who doesn’t take up much space in Homer’s Odyssey.
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