Odysseus had to best Circe in several different ways:
He resisted her magic by ingesting the moly.
He resisted her wiles, by making her swear to do no harm to him.
He bedded Circe.
He then refused to eat until his men were transformed back into men.
Circe turns Odysseus' men into swine.
Circe turned half of Odysseus' men into swine (pigs).
Odysseus had to defeat the Polyphemus.
Hermes came to Odysseus before he met with Circe, gave him a herb of Moly and instructed him how to behave around Circe.
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Circe turned Odysseus' men Into swine.
Circe turns Odysseus' men into swine.
Circe turned half of Odysseus' men into swine (pigs).
the dangers that he would face at sea that is what circe warned odysseus.
Circe, the sorceress, turned Odysseus' men into pigs before becoming his lover.Circe
Odysseus' crew men ask Odysseus to leave Circe's island after a year on her island.
Circe fed Odysseus' men a poisoned feast which turned them into animals, specifically swine.
Circe is singing while working at her loom, when Odysseus' men first see her.
Odysseus had to defeat the Polyphemus.
Hermes came to Odysseus before he met with Circe, gave him a herb of Moly and instructed him how to behave around Circe.
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.
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