Circe is a nymph, daughter of the sun god Helios, banished to the island of Aiaia for using magic ... encounter with Odysseus in Book 10 of the Odyssey, Miller's novel covers a longer and more ...

when her class read "The Odyssey" in eighth grade. MADELINE MILLER: And I got to the part where, you know, Odysseus lands on Circe's island. He is suffering and exhausted. And he sends part of his ...

In The Odyssey, Circe is defined by her utility to hero Odysseus on his 10-year journey home after the Trojan War. After he lands on her enchanted island, the story goes, Circe's first reaction is ...

When sailors wash up on her island, she welcomes them ... To flesh out Circe’s story, Miller looked beyond the Odyssey and consulted a handful of ancient texts. She found scattered references ...

Perhaps best known for her turning-men-into-pigs cameo in Homer’s “Odyssey ... Miller’s Circe still transforms the brutish men who stumble across her island into swine.

Circe in The Odyssey is one of Greek mythology’s most ... She was an independent operator with her own island and opinions. She was not a servant of the gods, acting as a soldier for one side ...

Shooting of the Sicilian portion of Nolan’s “Odyssey” is expected to start in roughly two months on the island of Favignana ... (Odysseus’ wife), Athena, Circe, Poseidon and Zeus are ...