In Greek mythology, for years, many have looked at Circe as the witch who lived on an Island. But Madeline Miller brought a new light to the character in her novel titled Circe. Miller turned the character from a just a witch on an island into a complexed fleshed out character. She gave Circe real motivations, emotions, and wants outside of Odysseus. Circe was transformed into a real character with a tragic backstory and compelling goal that the reader could empathize with. Miller turned Circe into an important figure in Greek myth and gave her important roles in some of the most famous stories Greek myth has to offer. Miller turned a minor side character in a major story, to the hero in her own story. Circe had become a major character that impacted the world of Greek mythology is so many different ways. Circe has taken part in many different events that shaped Greek Mythology into what it is today. She not only came into contact with some of the biggest names Greek Myth, but also impacted and influenced them. First Circe is responsible for Scylla, the famous sea monster that almost killed Odysseus in The Odyssey. Circe was in love with a mortal named Glaucos and used her witch craft to turn him into a sea god, after this he left Circe and fell in love with a sea nymph. Outranged and heartbroken, Circe turned that nymphs into a terrifying sea monster. That nymph was Scylla.
Circe also aided in the construction of the labyrinth and the minitour. When Daedalus arrived on her island asking for help with her sister Pasiphae. Pasiphae gave birth to the famous minitour that would later be killed by the hero of Athens, Theseus in one of the most famous stories in all of Greek Mythology. Once Circe arrives with Daedalus they get straight to work. Circe casts a spell on the minitour to mange it hunger and Daedalus makes the unescapable labyrinth to keep it in.
Circe is no longer the one dimensional character Homer once portrayed her as. Her impact on the world around her is proof of the large change she went through in this book compared to the Odyssey. Circe changed the world of Greek myth so many times throughout the novel. So many stories would be altered or outright never happen if it wasn't for the involvement she had on the myths. Miller transformed a small character with little to no development into an amazing and fleshed out character that could make anyone cheer for her.
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