Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses

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"Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses" is an 1891 Pre-Raphaelite-style oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the enchantress Circe presenting a cup to the Greek hero Ulysses from Homeric myth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological painting
oil painting
painting
artist John William Waterhouse NERFINISHED
artStyle Pre-Raphaelite NERFINISHED
basedOn Homeric mythology
Odyssey NERFINISHED
colorPalette rich colors
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator John William Waterhouse NERFINISHED
depicts Circe NERFINISHED
Homeric myth
Ulysses NERFINISHED
scene from the Odyssey
depictsCharacter Circe NERFINISHED
Odysseus NERFINISHED
Ulysses NERFINISHED
depictsEvent Circe offering a cup to Ulysses
enchantment of Ulysses by Circe
depictsMythologicalFigure Circe NERFINISHED
Ulysses NERFINISHED
depictsObject cup
mirror
wand
depictsSetting Circe’s dwelling
mythological interior
depictsTheme Greek mythology
classical mythology
enchantment
magic
temptation
genre Pre-Raphaelite-style painting
hasSubject ancient Greece
hero
sorceress
sorcery
inception 1891
languageOfTitle English
medium oil on canvas
oil paint
movement Pre-Raphaelite style
notableWorkOf John William Waterhouse NERFINISHED
partOf mythological works of John William Waterhouse
period late 19th century
publicationDate 1891
title Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses NERFINISHED

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Waterhouse notableWork Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses
subject surface form: John William Waterhouse