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In Greek mythology<\/a>, Circe was a goddess of magic, though she was sometimes depicted as a nymph (minor nature god), a witch or an enchantress.<\/p>\n

In any case, she was associated with magic. She knew a lot about potions and herbs, and sometimes used this knowledge against her enemies and people who offended her, turning them into wild animals. She also had a wand or staff called the rhabdos which she also used to channel her magic. In fact, this was the earliest mention of a “magical wand or staff” in Western writings; it was referred to in Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey, when Circe used it to turn Odysseus’s men into beasts.<\/p>\n

Circe was the daughter of Helios<\/a>, a Titan<\/a> who represented the Sun, and Perse, an ocean nymph. She was one of three thousand of her kind, daughters of Titans<\/a> Oceanus<\/a> and Tethys<\/a>. In another version, Circe was the daughter of Hecate<\/a>, a goddess of sorcery.<\/p>\n

She had two brothers. One was named Aeetes, and he looked after the Golden Fleece<\/a>, a fleece that was the property of royalty. It was made from the wool of a golden ram with wings. Her second brother was Perses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pasiphae<\/a> was her only sister, and she was the queen of the Greek island, Crete<\/a>, and also the wife of King Minos. It was also said that she gave birth to the Minotaur<\/a>, a creature that was half man, half bull, with the head and horns of a cattle and the body of a man.<\/p>\n

In some stories, Circe was exiled by her father Helios to live alone on Aeaea<\/a>, a fictional island, as punishment for killing the prince of Colchis<\/a>, who was her husband at the time.<\/p>\n

She later had children with Odysseus<\/a>, the king of Ithaca<\/a> from Homer’s writings. Her three sons were Ardeas, Latinus and Telegonus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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