Circe
Abstract
The first section of this chapter is closely based on the scene in Apollonius Rhodius’s Argonautica wherein Medea and Jason visit Circe on Aeaea to seek ritual purification after stealing the golden fleece and murdering Medea’s brother, and so functions partially as a sequel to the previous chapter of the book. The second two sections recount Circe’s reception of Odysseus and his crew, as told from Circe’s perspective rather than Odysseus’s. The Latin text enables readers to review purpose clauses.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Classical Antiquity Studies
Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods
Joseph Conrad and Literature
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Open Book Publishers
- Pages
- 53–64
- Publication date
- 5 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter