Circe
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Circe is a powerful enchantress in Greek mythology, best known for transforming Odysseus’s men into animals and later aiding him on his journey.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
enchantress
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figure in Greek mythology → goddess → sorceress → |
| advised |
Odysseus about Scylla and Charybdis
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Odysseus about the Sirens → Odysseus about the Underworld → |
| aided |
Odysseus on his journey home
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| appearsIn |
Argonautica
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Homer's Odyssey → Telegony → |
| associatedWith |
islands
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magic → metamorphosis → witchcraft → |
| category |
Characters in the Odyssey
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Children of Helios → Greek mythological witches → |
| childOf |
Helios
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Perse → |
| counteredBy |
Hermes
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| culture |
Ancient Greek mythology
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| defeatedBy |
Odysseus's use of the herb moly
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| encountered |
Odysseus
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| knownFor |
aiding Odysseus
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knowledge of herbs → knowledge of magic and potions → transforming men into animals → |
| lover |
Glaucus
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Hermes → Odysseus → Picus → |
| parent |
Agrius
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Cassiphone → Latinus → Telegonus → |
| residence |
island of Aeaea
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| sibling |
Aeëtes
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Pasiphaë → Perses → |
| sourceText |
Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica
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Hesiod's Theogony → Odyssey, Book 10 → Odyssey, Book 12 → Ovid's Metamorphoses → |
| transformationMethod |
enchanted food and drink
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magic potions → |
| transformed |
Odysseus's men into swine
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| worshippedAs |
minor goddess
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Homer's Odyssey
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featuresCharacter |
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Odysseus
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lover |
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John William Waterhouse
("Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses")
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notableWork |
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Helios
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offspring |
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Telemachus
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spouse |