![]() ![]() She has done an end-around, and literally invented her own power-witchcraft. Yet when we see Circe in the Odyssey, she is immensely powerful, capable of great destruction, and also great benevolence. ![]() They had little agency over their own lives. In ancient mythology, nymphs were pawns or prey: married off, assaulted, raped. Circe is born a nymph, the lowest of the low in divine terms. I was drawn to Circe in particular because of her mysteries and her complexities. ![]() I am always interested in people that others are actively trying to keep quiet! The word 'witch' is still used today as a slur against women with an amount of power that makes society nervous. MM: In the Odyssey, Circe is very clearly the incarnation of male anxiety about female power-the fear is that if women have power, men are getting turned into pigs. JBW: What was it that first attracted you to Circe, and what is it that held your fascination as you authored her story? Circe is arguably the first witch to appear in western literature, and I suspect she might have cast her spell on you by virtue of that fact alone. ![]()
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