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Circe Characters​

Circe, from The Odyssey, is the witch that has her own island and takes down men that act like pigs. Basically the coolest lady ever. She is the daughter of Helios and a sea nymph. She discovers that she is a witch and that terrifies the gods because witches were not a thing until her and her siblings. So she is sent to an island where she hones her powers and becomes a badass. Her first real big 'spell' was transforming the sea nymph, Scylla, into the monster we all know that appears in The Odyssey. The two take frenemies to a whole new level. Prometheus is an important character though he does not appear for very long. He is the first person that Circe meets that is also curious about the humans and he encourages her curiosity. He is also the one that makes Circe realize that not all gods have to be the same, it is okay for her to be different. It is sweet because no matter how much time passes, Circe always asks about him and is concerned about him. She wants his punishment to end. 

The Definition of the "Earn Your Happy Ending" Trope

11/8/2021

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Damn, Circe goes through it in this book. It is just constant setbacks and punches from fate and I am so happy that it has a happy ending. Sometimes I would get so angry with this book because it just made me upset that nothing worked out and it kind of started grating on me. Because I honestly wasn’t sure if this book would have a happy ending and when it did all my past anger dissipated because it was all worth it. I love the “earn your happy ending” trope but too often authors/directors will forget to actually let the character achieve their happy ending. Moving on to more specific plot stuff, I want to freak out about Prometheus in this book. It is so incredibly sweet to me that he is the first person to really see Circe and not knock her for her curiosity about mortals. Throughout the book Circe will sometimes ask after him and is upset he is still being tortured but he still somehow manages to help her one last time. Circe uses their brief connection against her father in order to end her exile, and just the thought that these two characters who really didn’t know each other long but still were fond of each other was a core reason Circe got to have her happy ending makes me really happy dude. And PENELOPE?! Yes queen, become a witch and be happy on an island by yourself, love to see someone take Circe’s place and actually enjoy it. It is a sweet message that Penelope can become a witch too because Circe tells her that her power comes from will. It is not divine power, it is just Circe being willing to listen to nature and work with it and Penelope gets to understand and do the same. Love to see women supporting women. The odd found family that happens with her and Penelope and Telemachus is adorable and it feels very well earned after all the group has been through. They finally get to be happy and have a family. So sweet.
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    ​​My name is Savannah Habern, and I use they/them pronouns. I have been in love with Greek stories for a long time, but always wanted stories that looked at the perspectives of famous Greek tales. This website is meant to display some of these stories and to discuss my thoughts on the books and their themes.

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