I feel like my feelings towards Circe are biased because I had just finished reading a book called Circe by Madeline Miller. Therefore, I found myself seeing her more of a misunderstood goddess rather than an ill tempered witch.
hello.. im new to all of this and im just starting.. i dont wanna read counterfeits because im old fashioned and prefer hardcopies. but in my country we barely survive due to covid. books are very expensive here. u think it's worth to read? is it good????
I was very reluctant to read Madeline Miller’s book Circe as I knew the character to be unpleasant however I adored the song of Achilles so I decided to give it a try, now I have fallen in love with Circe and find myself sympathetic towards her
Circe was the sister of Pasiphaë, who was the mother of the Minotaur. Circe and Pasiphaë were the aunts of Medea, who helped Jason get the Golden Fleece.
@@alexsun3214 Thank you for your comment. You are correct that Medea was a priestess of Hecate as well as a sorceress like her two aunts Circe & Pasiphaë.
My grandfather and my grandmother would read about her before I was born and thats how I got my name Kirke. I was told she enchanted the men into bigs. I didn't really like the name when I was young because it was so different but now I love it.
@@hotpinkcrayolas Y'know what's even more jarring? he even said Telemachus wrong, It's not Tele-Machus, It doesn't work, It's pronounced fully, "Telemachus." You don't say for example, Her-Cules or Kra-Tos or Ha-Des? it doesn't work that way. Plain and Simple, now I'm very sorry for being so riled up, but the bottom line is, that he needs to correct it. except for the Hecate part, that makes sense.
Circe was also the responsible for transform poor beautiful sea nymph Scylla into a frightful monster with six long snaky heads and twelve dog's heads around her waist.
Yes, she dropped some magical herbs (or potion) in the place were Scylla used to take her bath and from a beautiful Nymph she was transformed into the famous monster. The reason is Scylla was loved by the sea god Glaucus, but Glaucus himself was also loved by the goddess sorceress Circe. The other version puts Poseidon in the place of Glaucus and Amphitrite instead of Circe.
pct87 ohh Calypso is my favorite she lived on the island Paradise of ogygia in a cave she was associated with deception and concealing the truth hence the name calypso meaning to hide or conceal she was also associated with the ocean and especially the dolphin she is commonly believed to be the daughter of the Titan Atlas and an oceanid nymph
Anton Fuchs wasn't she also the matriarch leader of the Island of Lesbos, the Island only full of women. It was mentioned in the Odyssey when Odysseus was lost at sea after losing his ship and all of the Sailors after the encounter with sylla's sister. He washed up upon lesbos and Calypso mentioned that he was the first man in years to have come to her Island.
I have always heard (could be wrong or misunderstood though) that her punishment was to be cealed to the iland and that she would fall in love with the men passing by but they could never stay with her. Wasn't there something like that too?
@pct87 Calypso was a sorceress and the daughter of the Titan Atlas. In the First Titan War, she sided with her father but the Titans lost the war to the Olympians, i.e Zeus and his party. The Olympians punished all of the Titans they had fought against. But since Calypso wasn't essentially evil, Zeus trapped in an enchanted, paradise-like island called Ogygia. Calypso would have to spend her time tending for gardens, weaving clothes and performing small amounts of sorcery. Occasionally, heroes would wash up at the shores of her island. Calypso would have to look after those heroes and take care of them. It is said that they were attractive men whom she couldn't help but fall for; but at last, they would abandon her. According to Homer's Odysseus, Odysseus is said to have washed up at the shores of Calypso's island, where he had spent a lot of time with her. But eventually returned back to his wife Penelope. It is also said that no man can find Calypso's island more than twice. ( Hope you found this helpful. :)
Now I'm imagining a story where Hecate is the goddess of good magic and Circe is the goddess of evil magic. They give a a random girl magic powers to see weather she uses them for good or evil
Here it is! I was looking for this video, having just finished reading Circe, the novel by Madeline Miller. It's hard for me now to distinguish between the myth and the novel, but the story in the novel just makes so much more sense (given our modern perspectives, obviously). Great video!
how i understand it is that Hecate is the goddess of magic (like everything magical comes from her) and Circe is the goddess of sorcery (sorcery meaning like magic but making magic into spells and things)
I’ve always been fascinated with the name Circe. The Latin root of Circle ⭕️ has similar origins. Variants like Kirk in Scotland, and Church in England, are also used to describe a ritual meeting place. The Goddess Cybele has similar variations, which include the name of the prophetic Sybil. These suggest something more than minor deity status when it comes to cultural effects. I suspect Circe’s connection to botany may also include entheogens or hallucinogens. This could explain the association to both magic and religious practice in its original forms. The transformation of men to animals is also included in other stories, like Odin’s initiation of warriors in forest bear cults. Circe may have also have initiated warriors or magicians. It would explain them staying on for a year (and a day). Plus her mating with Odysseus and his resurrection story would also point to cult practices.
Love it , ive just been reading the parable of the prodigal son . The son leaves his father becomes a pig farmer so hungry he wants to eat the pig food . While he is away his father describes him as being lost or dead , when he returns to the father he is considered to be found . Its a story of collectivism , and honour and shame societies.
How strange that some reffer to her as a goddess and others simply call her a witch. I mean, there is a HUGE difference between those two concepts, wich begs the question, wich was she? Was she a mortal woman who knew the ways of magic? Or was she actually a (minor) goddess?
Circe, and her niece, Medea, are portrayed similarly in this. In stories where her family tree is expanded upon, both have no humanity in their ancestry, only Primordial Deities, Titans, and Oceanids (Which are daughters of two Titans). So based on this family tree stuff, they are certainly goddesses. That said, both are sometimes said to be priestesses of Hecate, and are often portrayed as mortals with magical abilities. A big part of the issue is that Greek myth is far from consistent. There is no single accepted canon. Stories would be passed down, often orally, and so the same story will take on different details, depending on the time and place. There's a good chance that they were originally mortals, perhaps wise-women, maybe even real people, but re-tellings have changed their portrayal to something completely different. Morgan Le Fey from Arthurian legend is treated much the same way.
Medea truly had divine ancestry but she was most like demigod. She murdered her brother Absyrtus with cruelty, a brother from the same parents. That means he was not immortal like Medea who eventually went to Hades. There are some figures in Greek Mythology who although have both parents divine they are mortals (Phaethon was killed by Zeus and was child of god Helios and Oceanid Clymene). So Medea was powerful but more like a demigoddess.
Thank you so much for this video! I've always loved the story of Circe. You go into so much detail and I always learn something new .Love the ancient deities and you always go into motivation instead of the usual cut and dry pasting of the story that we hear so many times before. A side note though, to all the folks who like to fit the Gods,Goddesses and other beings in tight little boxes as reflected in the 21st century ,this ancient people were certainly more fluid.For instance ,Hecate in a number of myths give birth and has children . She is far more than the Virgin Crone Goddess label that many people hang on her. Just one man's opinion. As for the lovely Circe, I believe she would turn men into animals that the men resemble. I'm sure the majority of the ship's crew were in the presence of a loverly woman of wealth and could have been crass to say the least especially when wine is involved. No different that alot,not all,men of today.Circe is definitely her own woman and driven by a desire for power which insures she can follow her heart. She appeared to do quite well in her environment. Thanks again!
The name Circe comes from the Greek Kirkoo meaning to secure with rings, or hoop around. Referring to the binding nature of magic. She is considered an enchantress and demi goddess, an semi-mortal - in both worlds in a way- another possible parenting in Roman mythology is Hecate and Mercury ( Greek Hermes). She is a trickster figure, but immensely helpful and wise. She tests, and challenges Odysseus, but she sets him on his path and gives very helpful advice.
Circe is what we in the Wiccan community call a Hedge Witch, the use of plants with magical property's in her position's, I don't see her as a particularly nasty goddess but rather misunderstood. I mean all of use at some point in our lives just want to be alone but our pet's usually come to use at these moments to comfort us so I can understand where Circe is coming from 😊
Finn Maccool I respect everyone's right to worship what ever religion that they see fit to do so, shame you do not! You call it worthless!?! Then why are you wathching a TH-cam channel deducted to god's, goddesses & legend's from around the world except for your's! Anyway peace be with you.
Finn Maccool I have not said that your god was not real to you & the millions of people around the world that practice Christianity, that is your right as an individual to do so, that being said please show me the same respect to believe & worship as I feel fit.
I think it's just how people came to see anyone who could heal or alter the mind as witchcraft. But really there are so many things in nature that can do this.
i would call her more of a trickster more then a evil or good being what ever she does is to farther her own work or for her own well being she is better left alone and if you have to deal with her you have to beat her at her own game and have her be grateful for it so she wont come back years later to seek revenge
I see her as a witch, a potions master. But I don't see her as malevolent or power hungry, rather just interested in collecting knowledge. It's tempting to sort her into Slytherine because of her talent at potions, but I think Ravenclaw is the more appropriate house for her had she gone to Hogwarts.
Same here. I feel like this video kinda is biased against her but that might just be me. Also I feel like there is a lot of information in this video that doesnt match up woth the book.
@@Red-pw2nl that's because the book was made up by Madeline in the original Greek mythos she doesn't really have a backstory she was just a chill sorceress that liked to work and turn people into pigs that's it that's her character sorry if I sound a little aggressive I just hate it when someone forces a persona they like onto a character that isn't like that
@@youstink6753 Nah, ur good. She was still daughter of Helios though right? I would like to imagine that in the og greek myth she was oppressed for being female but idk. You do bring up a good point tho, not aggressive at all. Cool insight, thanks
@@Red-pw2nl This has to be one of the nicest replies ever lol and yeah she was the daughter of Helios and either the nymph Perse or the goddess Hecate and thats all we know about her backstory but you can believe whatever you want
ThankYou, I understand a little more of Circe. Fact filled. I think, as most, The Goddess held certain resentments from past experiences (the subconscious is a powerful thing) Still, I believe She also cared, deep down. 💜
Madre Supreme lol I think he's just messing around I'm sure he'd be able to do a video on hindu mythology what specifically would you like to know about?
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Watching his father die, get resurrected and forced him to marry his ex-lovers daughter, who's other he would eventually kill, causing his wife to then kill him and his father to die from grief *Like what's worse?*
i love ur channel.......i enjoy ur narrating and this is a subject that im very interested in.....circe is a sorceress.....feels like a scientist for real.......she is very interesting.....up until now i never knew about this goddess ......keep up the good work:)
Circe is a very interesting goddess, in that she uses plants and herbs to help with her magic. Her disposition is confusing though. In the DC comics, she is mainly the nemesis to Wonder Woman, due to her antagonizing the Amazons of Themyscira. Speaking of that, would you please make a video about the Amazons of Themyscira? Those ladies fascinate me.
@@Babidi111 am a Christian.... But I can't help but do extensive research on what they don't tell us in the bible we use today....for example Lilith. Do some research, maybe you'll kfind it interesting
4:42 To die from grief, most have been a side effect of Circe's spell. Once brought back to life by sorcery a person becomes heavily influenced by their emotions both in mind and body. Lacking what ever it was that shielded them (spirit "skin??") from their emotions having TOO much influence on their health in their first life. Emotional pain becomes intense physical pain, sadness has a real danger of killing you a second time. Rage could literally engulf you in flames! (burnt to a crisp)
2:43 That's an interesting "twist" on the whole spell preparation thing. It also has some intriguing implications. Say I have a poor soul drink a (totally not suspicious) elixir, now they are at me mercy. At any moment I could activate my spell, (the potion is now deep within their system) like a delayed effect with the incantation being a sort of trigger. A helplees victim, once drunken a sorcerer's potion are now bound to them. *"you are within my power!"* the sorcerer would say. *Harkens back to times when practitioners of magic weren't all powerful, Technicolor DEATH blast spammers but had to use trickery and clever schemes in order to lure their victims into a web of doom...*
I quite enjoyed this video. Circe seems like a typical deity when it comes to people. Doesn't really value/put a lot of stock in the lives of mortals. I don't necessarily think she's evil, but rather just wants to be left alone. That being said, I certainly wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere near the crazy chick lol out here turnin people into pigs heck naw.
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She is a character in a mobile game called Fate Grand Order. While she is somewhat of a sly witch she is by no means evil and is mostly good and in fact comes off as a pretty cute "witch". Her special ability in the game is actually throwing a feast and turning someone into a pig just like in her legend. In the game she mentions that she is daughter of Helios and that she worships Hecate who taught her magic.
The book and audible book Circe by Madeline Miller is one of the best books I've ever read. The Audible book was incredible! I believe she was driven by a desire for love respect and self actualization.... what drove her tenacity was her intelligence passion curiosity and yes power and the skill and art of magic revenge is a salve or protection but in the end she learned it was temporary
A lot of the minor gods and goddesses are misunderstood and portrait as evil. Although the Olympus gods and goddesses are actually more brutal than them. They are pretty arrogant. I love the Greek mythology and now getting know about them more, I'm kind of relived as a white witch that Bastet came to me as a deity and patron. She is probably one of the friendliest deity I know of.
Thank you for what you do. I really enjoy your work. I love the old myths and ancient legends. There's something very familiar about them...I just can't say.
They’re retold in modern stories countless times. Game of thrones and attack on titan is why I’m here. They borrowed names and stories to tell their own.
Circe is not only the evil witch goddess who turned warriors into pigs, but the daughter of Helios (Kronos/Saturn), and the origin of the word "Church" -- that and the mother goddess attributed to Mary, the mother of Jesus (Yay Zeus, or Hail Zeus), the embodied sun god, such as Apollo...
I absolutely love your channel , I'm a new youtuber and just wanted to say thank you , I can only hope to get better with my videos ♥️I think many goddesses get a bad wrap and are misunderstood
If anyone gets the chance, ‘Circe’ by Madeline Miller is a wonderful retelling of her story. It’s reignited my love for all things ‘Greek mythology’
After reading Song of Achilles I'll have to get my hands on it!
It's actually wonderful. Just finished it recently! 😍
Yes!! I recently got the book!
I just finished it today. YES! Epic!
Have it, read it, love it.
I feel like my feelings towards Circe are biased because I had just finished reading a book called Circe by Madeline Miller. Therefore, I found myself seeing her more of a misunderstood goddess rather than an ill tempered witch.
@Artistic Rose so true.
But let's be honest, the rape part wasn't necessary at all. You don't need to make a victim out a Godess to give her agency.
@@zoeapostolidou3964 most women were raped though in greek mythology. I think it's always good to read a story of a rape survivor.
The book was very well done and a sympathetic and feministic interpretation of a mysterious and much maligned minor goddess.
hello.. im new to all of this and im just starting.. i dont wanna read counterfeits because im old fashioned and prefer hardcopies. but in my country we barely survive due to covid. books are very expensive here. u think it's worth to read? is it good????
You missed the part where Circe also controls the flows of time in her own home. She definitely is a scientist and witch.
Yep she was the very best alchemist at the time.
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@@YourHolyOrders9 Ummm why are you using the N-word…:.
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 maybe they’re black?
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 why are you using the word "n-word"?
I was very reluctant to read Madeline Miller’s book Circe as I knew the character to be unpleasant however I adored the song of Achilles so I decided to give it a try, now I have fallen in love with Circe and find myself sympathetic towards her
in some version, she's daughter of Hecate and Helios.
razor edge That makes a lot of sense. Magic and witchcraft was Her bread and butter.
especially one of her ability is a seer (which is connected to one of Helios domain (prophecies)).
Witchcraft is a form of folk magic, it's a type of "low" magic. Or something like that.
the point is, she couldn't surpass her mommy.
I think all witches come from Hecate.
Circe was the sister of Pasiphaë, who was the mother of the Minotaur. Circe and Pasiphaë were the aunts of Medea, who helped Jason get the Golden Fleece.
Wow
Circe, Pasiphaë & Medea were all sorceresses.
@@jadenephrite Pretty sure Medea was like a follower/ priestess of Hecate ?? I think
@@alexsun3214 Thank you for your comment. You are correct that Medea was a priestess of Hecate as well as a sorceress like her two aunts Circe & Pasiphaë.
When u have 3 goddesses of sorcery, magic, and witchcraft. Lol
Interesting goddess she feels like the first scientist.
Grey World - pharmakia
I feel like the first alchemist
Cersei's and the minor planet Ceres I wonder if they are related
My grandfather and my grandmother would read about her before I was born and thats how I got my name Kirke. I was told she enchanted the men into bigs. I didn't really like the name when I was young because it was so different but now I love it.
At least they didn’t give you the latinised version, otherwise everyone would think you were named after a Game Of Thrones character.
So lucky
As an English professor, I adore the fact that you are meticulous with pronunciations (of names).
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Is that the correct way to pronounce Hecate then? I have only ever heard it pronounced Hec-ah-tey so found it jarring x
And words, lol
@@hotpinkcrayolas Y'know what's even more jarring? he even said Telemachus wrong, It's not Tele-Machus, It doesn't work, It's pronounced fully, "Telemachus." You don't say for example, Her-Cules or Kra-Tos or Ha-Des? it doesn't work that way. Plain and Simple, now I'm very sorry for being so riled up, but the bottom line is, that he needs to correct it. except for the Hecate part, that makes sense.
@@hotpinkcrayolas I pronounce it hec-cate
El m n o p i say eh-kah-tay
Sorceress supreme. Circe a woman with character & class.
Sorceress supreme.............
well, she must be doctor strange mentor.
razor edge Exactly^^
alrighty then........
don't wanna mess with her.
i might be end up in reality that seem loopy and look like a vision of those people who smoking pot.
Hecete is. Lol
oh, right.
i'm forget about circe's mom.
He has such a soothing voice, and the music at the background makes it even better. I love your channel you deserve more subscribers ❤
I agree 💯
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Circe was also the responsible for transform poor beautiful sea nymph Scylla into a frightful monster with six long snaky heads and twelve dog's heads around her waist.
Lina Umpierre really?? That's interesting you learn something new every day
Benjamin Richardson Yeah!!! And something different too.
Yes, she dropped some magical herbs (or potion) in the place were Scylla used to take her bath and from a beautiful Nymph she was transformed into the famous monster. The reason is Scylla was loved by the sea god Glaucus, but Glaucus himself was also loved by the goddess sorceress Circe. The other version puts Poseidon in the place of Glaucus and Amphitrite instead of Circe.
WOW. Hey maybe he'll do a vid on Scylla too give his own insight to it.
wow. that's actually sad! :(
Circe is probably where we get the phrase "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
Lord6of6the6Blackmoon As far as I'm aware that phrase came from Medea, her niece
@@ulrich9776 Or rather, Shakespeare has put it in Medea's mouth...
I like that idea!
I thought that was Hera.
Ive always wondered about Calypso, that name has been used by a lot of popular media but I don’t know much about the actual myth.
pct87 ohh Calypso is my favorite she lived on the island Paradise of ogygia in a cave she was associated with deception and concealing the truth hence the name calypso meaning to hide or conceal she was also associated with the ocean and especially the dolphin she is commonly believed to be the daughter of the Titan Atlas and an oceanid nymph
Anton Fuchs wasn't she also the matriarch leader of the Island of Lesbos, the Island only full of women. It was mentioned in the Odyssey when Odysseus was lost at sea after losing his ship and all of the Sailors after the encounter with sylla's sister. He washed up upon lesbos and Calypso mentioned that he was the first man in years to have come to her Island.
I have always heard (could be wrong or misunderstood though) that her punishment was to be cealed to the iland and that she would fall in love with the men passing by but they could never stay with her. Wasn't there something like that too?
You read Pjo right?
@pct87 Calypso was a sorceress and the daughter of the Titan Atlas. In the First Titan War, she sided with her father but the Titans lost the war to the Olympians, i.e Zeus and his party. The Olympians punished all of the Titans they had fought against. But since Calypso wasn't essentially evil, Zeus trapped in an enchanted, paradise-like island called Ogygia. Calypso would have to spend her time tending for gardens, weaving clothes and performing small amounts of sorcery. Occasionally, heroes would wash up at the shores of her island. Calypso would have to look after those heroes and take care of them. It is said that they were attractive men whom she couldn't help but fall for; but at last, they would abandon her. According to Homer's Odysseus, Odysseus is said to have washed up at the shores of Calypso's island, where he had spent a lot of time with her. But eventually returned back to his wife Penelope. It is also said that no man can find Calypso's island more than twice. ( Hope you found this helpful. :)
Now I'm imagining a story where Hecate is the goddess of good magic and Circe is the goddess of evil magic. They give a a random girl magic powers to see weather she uses them for good or evil
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@@Red-pw2nl be my guest
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Circe was the aunt of Princess Medea of Colchis who was also a sorceress and the wife of Jason of the Argonauts.
I can listen to your videos all day and not get bored.
AlaskanChicka907. Same here, I love to listen to these videos while I clean or do other things around the house
AlaskanChicka907 I love Greek mythology
Every sentence he speaks has the same sentence melody, very monotonous. He also sounds like a gay man.
I should learn ANSI C and writing VBA macros, instead I am listening this.
@@mmneander1316 like a gay man? This is how the English language is supposed to sound like you uncultured swine
Here it is! I was looking for this video, having just finished reading Circe, the novel by Madeline Miller. It's hard for me now to distinguish between the myth and the novel, but the story in the novel just makes so much more sense (given our modern perspectives, obviously). Great video!
A misunderstood loner girl...she was probably a Scorpio and just really liked her personal space... what is scorcery??? Why not an alchemist of nature
Sorcery is using drugs & magic to effect things to your will by later states of mind. I urge against it.
@@haku22222 I don't see any problems with that.
I think the same thing Scorpio is generally a lone wolf and they are not ones to be crossed ever
Ray White are you a Scorpio
@@haku22222 yeah, modern day sorcery. Fantasy mythological fiction is a cool interest, but only at a minimum
how i understand it is that Hecate is the goddess of magic (like everything magical comes from her) and Circe is the goddess of sorcery (sorcery meaning like magic but making magic into spells and things)
i just found this channel. time to binge watch
Watch them all it’s not a waste of time
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I’ve always been fascinated with the name Circe. The Latin root of Circle ⭕️ has similar origins. Variants like Kirk in Scotland, and Church in England, are also used to describe a ritual meeting place.
The Goddess Cybele has similar variations, which include the name of the prophetic Sybil.
These suggest something more than minor deity status when it comes to cultural effects.
I suspect Circe’s connection to botany may also include entheogens or hallucinogens. This could explain the association to both magic and religious practice in its original forms.
The transformation of men to animals is also included in other stories, like Odin’s initiation of warriors in forest bear cults. Circe may have also have initiated warriors or magicians. It would explain them staying on for a year (and a day). Plus her mating with Odysseus and his resurrection story would also point to cult practices.
Love it , ive just been reading the parable of the prodigal son . The son leaves his father becomes a pig farmer so hungry he wants to eat the pig food . While he is away his father describes him as being lost or dead , when he returns to the father he is considered to be found . Its a story of collectivism , and honour and shame societies.
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Ever since I was a preteen, I've always loved circe. To quote my favorite book: "when the above and below meet, chaos is born"
How strange that some reffer to her as a goddess and others simply call her a witch. I mean, there is a HUGE difference between those two concepts, wich begs the question, wich was she? Was she a mortal woman who knew the ways of magic? Or was she actually a (minor) goddess?
Ive never even thought she was known as a goddess and Ive been studying greek mythology since i was 8 ;-; (ima nerd) I just know her as a witch.
Circe, and her niece, Medea, are portrayed similarly in this. In stories where her family tree is expanded upon, both have no humanity in their ancestry, only Primordial Deities, Titans, and Oceanids (Which are daughters of two Titans). So based on this family tree stuff, they are certainly goddesses. That said, both are sometimes said to be priestesses of Hecate, and are often portrayed as mortals with magical abilities. A big part of the issue is that Greek myth is far from consistent. There is no single accepted canon. Stories would be passed down, often orally, and so the same story will take on different details, depending on the time and place. There's a good chance that they were originally mortals, perhaps wise-women, maybe even real people, but re-tellings have changed their portrayal to something completely different. Morgan Le Fey from Arthurian legend is treated much the same way.
Both witches but Circe was also a goddess (even minor) in contrast to Medea who was demigoddess.
Medea's dad is every bit as much a divine being as Circe, and Medea's mom was an Oceanid, a type of minor sea goddess.
Medea truly had divine ancestry but she was most like demigod. She murdered her brother Absyrtus with cruelty, a brother from the same parents. That means he was not immortal like Medea who eventually went to Hades. There are some figures in Greek Mythology who although have both parents divine they are mortals (Phaethon was killed by Zeus and was child of god Helios and Oceanid Clymene). So Medea was powerful but more like a demigoddess.
Thank you so much for this video! I've always loved the story of Circe. You go into so much detail and I always learn something new .Love the ancient deities and you always go into motivation instead of the usual cut and dry pasting of the story that we hear so many times before. A side note though, to all the folks who like to fit the Gods,Goddesses and other beings in tight little boxes as reflected in the 21st century ,this ancient people were certainly more fluid.For instance ,Hecate in a number of myths give birth and has children . She is far more than the Virgin Crone Goddess label that many people hang on her. Just one man's opinion. As for the lovely Circe, I believe she would turn men into animals that the men resemble. I'm sure the majority of the ship's crew were in the presence of a loverly woman of wealth and could have been crass to say the least especially when wine is involved. No different that alot,not all,men of today.Circe is definitely her own woman and driven by a desire for power which insures she can follow her heart. She appeared to do quite well in her environment. Thanks again!
Magic exists.
We have just forgotten it.
You cant forget it if you have it
Larissa morgan how people harness it?
@@sheldonsetsuno299 believe
@@sheldonsetsuno299 you need the blessing or the blod of a devine being. Greek mythology tells us so over and over again
Rainhard Ravenlaw gotcha thats
Circe: I am Circe. Welcome to my island.
Moe: Geez. Who decided to give every weirdo an island?
😢 I'm not a weirdo!!!!!!
Lol jk. Why did I have to have the name Circe😂
@@lemonyx7109 they should give you an island!
It's Greece. Every weirdo gets an island because there are enough islands for them all.
The name Circe comes from the Greek Kirkoo meaning to secure with rings, or hoop around. Referring to the binding nature of magic. She is considered an enchantress and demi goddess, an semi-mortal - in both worlds in a way- another possible parenting in Roman mythology is Hecate and Mercury ( Greek Hermes). She is a trickster figure, but immensely helpful and wise. She tests, and challenges Odysseus, but she sets him on his path and gives very helpful advice.
Circe is what we in the Wiccan community call a Hedge Witch, the use of plants with magical property's in her position's, I don't see her as a particularly nasty goddess but rather misunderstood. I mean all of use at some point in our lives just want to be alone but our pet's usually come to use at these moments to comfort us so I can understand where Circe is coming from 😊
You should take Jesus Christ as your savior instead of messing around with that worthless Wiccan foolishness.
Finn Maccool
I respect everyone's right to worship what ever religion that they see fit to do so, shame you do not! You call it worthless!?! Then why are you wathching a TH-cam channel deducted to god's, goddesses & legend's from around the world except for your's! Anyway peace be with you.
Musa Kitty You are judging me and misquoting the Bible.
Heidi Bevan Right. You see my religion and God is real where as Circe and other pagan gods are not.
Finn Maccool
I have not said that your god was not real to you & the millions of people around the world that practice Christianity, that is your right as an individual to do so, that being said please show me the same respect to believe & worship as I feel fit.
I just read the book “Circe” and this came up on my recommended...I’m FrEaKeD oUt
You probably spoke about it to somebody around your phone.. people dont realize Google has our phones listening to us for "targeted advertising"
"The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk," an episode of Boris Karloff's 1960s "Thriller: anthology series touches on the Circes myth. It is available here on YT.
I think it's just how people came to see anyone who could heal or alter the mind as witchcraft. But really there are so many things in nature that can do this.
Another beautiful story, and educational, I havent even watched it yet but i know to expect the absolute best when seeing your videos.
Your videos are the highlights of my day.
I love Circe so much I named one of my cats after her.
Nobody cares. Go play with it😊
i would call her more of a trickster more then a evil or good being what ever she does is to farther her own work or for her own well being she is better left alone and if you have to deal with her you have to beat her at her own game and have her be grateful for it so she wont come back years later to seek revenge
Could you do one about the Moirai sisters? The goddess of Fate? Please. I learned so much about mythology I can't even stop watching all the videos.
I will be giving them their own individual video very soon yes.
Love it! Another great video keep up the good work Martin !
Love your vids, can you do more vids on the Greek Titans please?
I see her as a witch, a potions master. But I don't see her as malevolent or power hungry, rather just interested in collecting knowledge.
It's tempting to sort her into Slytherine because of her talent at potions, but I think Ravenclaw is the more appropriate house for her had she gone to Hogwarts.
Come look at your comment.
Here because of the book “Circe” by Madeline Miller. 😅♥️
Same here. I feel like this video kinda is biased against her but that might just be me. Also I feel like there is a lot of information in this video that doesnt match up woth the book.
@@Red-pw2nl that’s true. Madeline Miller really humanized Circe for us. Probably that’s why it’s such a good book. Love your username, btw!
@@Red-pw2nl that's because the book was made up by Madeline in the original Greek mythos she doesn't really have a backstory she was just a chill sorceress that liked to work and turn people into pigs that's it that's her character sorry if I sound a little aggressive I just hate it when someone forces a persona they like onto a character that isn't like that
@@youstink6753 Nah, ur good. She was still daughter of Helios though right? I would like to imagine that in the og greek myth she was oppressed for being female but idk. You do bring up a good point tho, not aggressive at all. Cool insight, thanks
@@Red-pw2nl This has to be one of the nicest replies ever lol and yeah she was the daughter of Helios and either the nymph Perse or the goddess Hecate and thats all we know about her backstory but you can believe whatever you want
Folks often forget that a sorcerer's secrets are both their power and their bane...any aspiring magic user would do well keep his or her secrets safe.
To will to know to dare and to keep thy fucking mouth shut!!! You got that right! 😉
i love hearing your video's during college work or cardio. Thank you for getting me through.
4:30: That picture looks an awful lot like the cover photo from Stevie Nicks' Bella Donna album. :-)
Oh my god, yes!
I love the fact that you included an image of Stevie Nicks in a video about a mythical sorceress😊
So this is where George R.R. Martin got the name for Cersei Lannister in A Song of Ice and Fire
ThankYou, I understand a little more of Circe. Fact filled. I think, as most, The Goddess held certain resentments from past experiences (the subconscious is a powerful thing) Still, I believe She also cared, deep down.
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Circe was also mentioned in Dante's Inferno's Canto XXVI through Ulysses and in Dante's Purgatorio's Canto XIV through Count Guido Del Duca.
Fascinating story! Thankyou!
Can you cover something from hindu mythology?
Madre Supreme No He can't
Oh. Why?
Madre Supreme lol I think he's just messing around I'm sure he'd be able to do a video on hindu mythology what specifically would you like to know about?
Maybe Purishram? I want to know who kali was at the time.
Madre Supreme after Norse mythology. One mythology at a time ok
Queen of the seven kingdoms.
I truly love this channel !
Your voice makes this better keep making us proud ❤
Perhaps an episode on the various types of genie/djinn/djinni? The djinn are some of my favorite mythological creatures, especially the Ifrit.
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Circe was a chemist and an exceptionally talented woman, especially with the plants & hetbs. All good.
Watching his father die, get resurrected and forced him to marry his ex-lovers daughter, who's other he would eventually kill, causing his wife to then kill him and his father to die from grief
*Like what's worse?*
GohariJoules Recounting all that on Jerry Springer.
i love ur channel.......i enjoy ur narrating and this is a subject that im very interested in.....circe is a sorceress.....feels like a scientist for real.......she is very interesting.....up until now i never knew about this goddess ......keep up the good work:)
Circe is a very interesting goddess, in that she uses plants and herbs to help with her magic. Her disposition is confusing though. In the DC comics, she is mainly the nemesis to Wonder Woman, due to her antagonizing the Amazons of Themyscira.
Speaking of that, would you please make a video about the Amazons of Themyscira? Those ladies fascinate me.
Greek mythology fascinates me... Anyone else?
they do seem to have the coolest lore, way more exciting than the bullshit i recall hearing in sunday school.
Yes Egyptian mythology as well.
@@Babidi111 am a Christian.... But I can't help but do extensive research on what they don't tell us in the bible we use today....for example Lilith. Do some research, maybe you'll kfind it interesting
@@shanydaniels4620 and scadinavian, Japanese mythology as well
Circe is my favourite goddess nymph witch
I love the fact that she was played by actress Bernadette Peters in the 1997 miniseries on The Odyssey.
4:42 To die from grief, most have been a side effect of Circe's spell. Once brought back to life by sorcery a person becomes heavily influenced by their emotions both in mind and body. Lacking what ever it was that shielded them (spirit "skin??") from their emotions having TOO much influence on their health in their first life. Emotional pain becomes intense physical pain, sadness has a real danger of killing you a second time. Rage could literally engulf you in flames! (burnt to a crisp)
Kirke(Circe) is very misunderstood. She strikes me as being intense and needing decaf besides that mostly a trickster type
2:43 That's an interesting "twist" on the whole spell preparation thing. It also has some intriguing implications. Say I have a poor soul drink a (totally not suspicious) elixir, now they are at me mercy. At any moment I could activate my spell, (the potion is now deep within their system) like a delayed effect with the incantation being a sort of trigger. A helplees victim, once drunken a sorcerer's potion are now bound to them. *"you are within my power!"* the sorcerer would say. *Harkens back to times when practitioners of magic weren't all powerful, Technicolor DEATH blast spammers but had to use trickery and clever schemes in order to lure their victims into a web of doom...*
Circe inspired the character Alcina in Italian Renaissance literature which in turn inspired famous opera "Alcina" by Handel -a magical baroque opera.
Your voice is perfect for talking about mythology. Not sure why.
fyi, the hard c stays in latin as well in fact caesar is supposed to sound like Kai sar, great video!
I quite enjoyed this video. Circe seems like a typical deity when it comes to people. Doesn't really value/put a lot of stock in the lives of mortals. I don't necessarily think she's evil, but rather just wants to be left alone. That being said, I certainly wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere near the crazy chick lol out here turnin people into pigs heck naw.
There are people out in the world who can do just that, fyi be careful!
Hey, rude!😂😂😂😂😂 Jk
lol
you are what u eat
Circa I think she is very beautiful and mysterious and intra intriguing!
What happened to the sisters of fate. Where did they go. I love all things Greek mythology. Amazing myths and tales. Thanx
I think crice is a witch who was experimenting so much that she didn,t see her own family being torn apart
Really enjoying these programs.
Just discovered this channel and I love it 💟 liked and subscribed
Great video's as usual great channel keep up the good work and thank you
Circe has a lot in common with the witch Medea, who was the wife of Jason and a priestess of Hecate.
Circe was medea aunt
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Love her style
Oh yeah! New video time. Keep up the good work.
She is a character in a mobile game called Fate Grand Order. While she is somewhat of a sly witch she is by no means evil and is mostly good and in fact comes off as a pretty cute "witch".
Her special ability in the game is actually throwing a feast and turning someone into a pig just like in her legend. In the game she mentions that she is daughter of Helios and that she worships Hecate who taught her magic.
Glad to be named after her!
Circe was a mortal who knew the way of magic and sorcery
Fun fact, in some mythologies Circe is the daughter of Hecate
I heard that too and it fits better.
I remember that Circe was the one responsible for turning Scylla into a sea monster after Glaucus rejected her advances.
Excellent, thanks for the additional information about Circi
She is also the Queen of the 7 Kingdoms
Circe was a queen not a goddess, because the idea of magick and scorcery comes from heckate.
The book and audible book Circe by Madeline Miller is one of the best books I've ever read. The Audible book was incredible! I believe she was driven by a desire for love respect and self actualization.... what drove her tenacity was her intelligence passion curiosity and yes power and the skill and art of magic revenge is a salve or protection but in the end she learned it was temporary
I love the illustrations....🤓and the trivials the come with it...good job
The most powerful witch !!!
A lot of the minor gods and goddesses are misunderstood and portrait as evil. Although the Olympus gods and goddesses are actually more brutal than them. They are pretty arrogant. I love the Greek mythology and now getting know about them more, I'm kind of relived as a white witch that Bastet came to me as a deity and patron. She is probably one of the friendliest deity I know of.
Thank you for what you do. I really enjoy your work. I love the old myths and ancient legends. There's something very familiar about them...I just can't say.
They’re retold in modern stories countless times. Game of thrones and attack on titan is why I’m here. They borrowed names and stories to tell their own.
Circe is not only the evil witch goddess who turned warriors into pigs, but the daughter of Helios (Kronos/Saturn), and the origin of the word "Church" -- that and the mother goddess attributed to Mary, the mother of Jesus (Yay Zeus, or Hail Zeus), the embodied sun god, such as Apollo...
Love it 🥀
I've got to say I'm envious of this dude's voice
I absolutely love your channel , I'm a new youtuber and just wanted to say thank you , I can only hope to get better with my videos ♥️I think many goddesses get a bad wrap and are misunderstood
I remember the name cersei's Hercules was looking for her in the in the show I can't remember a little while back
Do a video on Poseidon !!! Continue on the big three
Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.