Circe
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The famous witch of The Odyssey, The Aeneid, Percy Jackson and...Assassins Creed? Circe is a character who's story has been interpreted many times over the centuries. Who is she really? And do the feminist retellings of her do her justice? Follow me! Twitter/X: @GreeksGeeksPod Tiktok: @SabrinaSalisburyWriter Sources: The Odyssey- Emily Wilson TranslationThe Aeneid- VirgilGreek Myths That Shape the Way We Think- Richard BuxtonThe Return of Ulysses: A Cultural History of Homer's Odyssey- Edith HallThe Hidden Seduction: Circe and the Sirens in the Aeneid- Laura Aresi(Youtube video)Translating the Odyssey: How and Why- Emily WilsonJohn William Waterhouse paintings of Circe.
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