"And quickly she came out and opened wide The shining doors and bade them in, and all Followed her in, the fools. Eurylochus Remained behind, because he smelt a trap. She brought them in and seated them on chairs And settles, and prepared for them a mess Of cheese and barley meal and yellow honey With Pramnian wine, and in the food she mixed Dark drugs, to make them utterly forget Their native land. Now when she gave it them And they had drunk, she rapped them with her rod At once, and fell to penning them in styes: And so they had the heads and voice and bristles And shape of pigs, but even as before Their minds abode unchanged. Thus were they penned There crying, and before them Circe tossed Acorns and mast and cornel fruit for food, Such things as wallowing pigs are wont to eat."
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Circe (Ancient Greek: ĪĪÆĻĪŗĪ·, KĆrkÄ) is an enchantress and a minor goddess in ancient Greek mythology and religion. In most accounts, Circe is described as the daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid nymph Perse. Circe was renowned for her vast knowledge of potions and herbs. Through the use of these and a magic wand or staff, she would transform her enemies, or those who offended her, into animals.
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