Circe
/ˈsɜː.si/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 An enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs. Greek
- 2 A woman having the characteristics of Circe; an enchantress.
"Here is a nice state of affairs. I, at my age, to fall a victim to this modern Circe!"
- 3 34 Circe, a main belt asteroid.
- 4 A chess variant, often used in fairy chess problems, where pieces return to their starting square after being captured.
Example
More examples""First must Trinacrian waters bend the oar, / Ausonian waves thy vessels must explore, / first must thou view the nether world, where flows / dark Styx, and visit that AEaean shore, / the home of Circe, ere, at rest from woes, / thou build the promised walls, and win the wished repose.""
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Circē.