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What did Circe the sorceress do to the men who landed on her island?
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She turned them into animals.
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What was Circe known for?
She was known to be a sorceress who turned men who came on her island into animals.
Who was the sorceress in The Odyssey?
Circe, the woman who turned all men that came to her island into pigs until Hermes warned Odysseus and protected him against her. she was a nymph
What was circes the goddess of?
Circe wasn't a goddess she was a sorceress who lived on the island Aeaea and turned any men who came to her island into pigs until Odysseus stopped her with the help of the god Hermes.
What sorceress tortured men by turning them into animals?
Circe turned Odysseus's men into pigs.
How come Odysseus stays with circe for so long?
Circe is a sorceress, she enchants Odysseus and turns men into pigs, although she doesn't do this to Odysseus (lucky man) she does it to his remaining soldiers. So it is the enchantment that keeps him on the island,
What Odysseus' men are turn into pigs?
Circe, the sorceress, turned Odysseus' men into pigs before becoming his lover.Circe
Who is the Greek goddess Circe?
Circe is sorceress who lived on the island of Aeaea. She was an expert in witchcraft, morphism, and sorcery. When ships would come onto her island she would turn all the men, and even some women she didn't like, into animals; mostly pigs. She would do this by putting certain herbs into their food then changing them with her scepter. She wasn't a goddess though, just a sorceress.
Who changed the men into animals in the odyssey?
The sorceress Circe changed Odysseus' crew-mates into swine.
Who is Circe in The Iliad?
in the Illiad she is the daughter of the sun god Helios and the water nymph Perse. her role was a sorceress who lived on the island of aeaea which was visited by Odysseus. she turned his men into swine but the was defeated by him.
Who was a beautiful sorceress in Greek mythology?
Circe: Sorceress; daughter of Helios; changed Odysseus's men into swine.Medea: Sorceress; daughter of Aeëtes; helped Jason obtain Golden Fleece; when deserted by him for Creüsa, killed her children and Creüsa.
Did Odysseus sleep with Circe?
Yes, in Homer's "The Odyssey," Odysseus did have a sexual relationship with the sorceress Circe during his journey back to Ithaca. She turned some of his men into pigs and then seduced Odysseus, who stayed with her for a year.
What happened to Odysseus' men on the island of Circle?
It is not the island of circle, but rather the island of Circe. On this island, the witch Circe turns Odysseus's men into pigs. After being warned of his mens fate, the god Hermes gives Odysseus a herb that will protect him from sharing the same fate. The only way that Circe will change his men back, is if Odysseus sleeps with her, so he does, and his men are returned to their human form.
