Odysseus and Circes Meete
Odysseus and his comrades arrive at the “island of Aeaea, the home of the beautiful Circe, a formidable goddess, with a mortal women’s voice.” (Homer10.135-137). Following the transformation of Odysseus’s crewmembers being turned into pigs. Odysseus travels through the forest towards Circe’s home, where he meets with Hermes, the god of the golden wand (275-276). During the meeting Hermes presents Odysseus with directions to help free his crewmembers of the magical spell and also get Circe on their side. Hermes also offers Odysseus a special herb to bypass Circe’s magic drink (303). Odysseus accepts the offering and proceeds on his way. Once Odysseus arrives at Circe’s wonderful door, he is greeted with a beautiful silver studded chair and stool for his fee
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Approximate Word count = 534
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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