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Bookmark or Share- Odysseus - MythopediaThe god Hermes aided in this quest by gifting Odysseus a plant that made him immune to Circe’s magic. When he came to the witch’s palace, he demanded that she restore his men to their true form. Circe, realizing that she had no power over Odysseus, did as he asked. Circe by Wright Barker (1889) Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford Public ...
- Scylla - MythopediaCirce also gave Odysseus two further pieces of advice: first, not to arm himself or try to fight Scylla, as doing so would only give the monster a chance to pounce a second time and kill another six men; and second, to pray to Scylla’s mother, Crataeis, to hold off her daughter from pouncing more than once.
- Circe – MythopediaCirce also featured in other myths, including the tale of the Argonauts, in which she was the one who purified Jason and Medea for their murder of the Colchian prince Apsyrtus. In another tradition, Circe’s son by Odysseus, Telegonus , wound up killing his father by accident, after which he married Odysseus’ widow Penelope while Odysseus ...
- Charybdis - MythopediaThe sorceress Circe had warned him that he was better off sailing close to Scylla and losing a handful of his men, rather than sailing too close to Charybdis and losing his whole ship and crew. Odysseus followed Circe’s instructions: as he sailed by Scylla, six of his men were snatched up and eaten (one for each of Scylla’s heads).
- Medea – MythopediaMedea was also a descendant of the gods. Her grandfather was Helios, the Titan who personified the sun, and she was the niece of Circe, a minor goddess who was also a powerful magician. Given her pedigree, it is unsurprising that ancient sources were divided on whether Medea was an ordinary mortal or a divine being.
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