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Circe

A sorceress of terrible power who transforms rivals and victims alike, her unrequited loves leaving a trail of monstrous metamorphoses.

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Also known as Straight Circe, baneful filters Circe, Titanian Circe

First appearance: Story of Picus and Canens

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Circe rules a court of enchanted herbs and beasts, a goddess whose mastery of transformation makes her both fascinating and fearsome. When Glaucus rejects her in favor of Scylla, her wounded pride curdles into a…

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Character Web

13 connections

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Relationship types

  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Sorcery and monstrous transformations
  • Diverse mortals and gods in transformation
  • Heroes, gods, and their victims
  • Transformation through desire and violence

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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