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+ | '''Circe''' (Greek: Κίρκη) was a [[Wizardkind|witch]], who lived in ancient [[Greece]], specifically the island of [[Aeaea]]. She enjoyed [[Cross-Species Transfiguration|transfiguring]] lost [[Human to pig|sailors into pigs]].<ref name="FWC">[http://www.hplex.info/wizards/card_wizards.html "Famous Wizard Cards"] on The Harry Potter Lexicon</ref> |
− | Circe was featured on a [[Chocolate Frog Cards|Chocolate Frog Card]]. [[Harry Potter]] obtained this card from a [[Chocolate Frog]] on his first [[Hogwarts Express|trip]] to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] in [[1991]].<ref>''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', Chapter 6</ref> |
+ | Circe was featured on a [[Chocolate Frog Cards|Chocolate Frog Card]]. [[Harry Potter]] obtained this card from a [[Chocolate Frog]] on his first [[Hogwarts Express|trip]] to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] in [[1991]].<ref>''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', Chapter 6</ref> There was a portrait of Circe at [[Hogwarts Castle]]. It guarded a secret shortcut between the fourth-floor landing of the [[Grand Staircase]] and the [[Entrance Hall]] side room. The password required to gain access to said shortcut was ''Piggywiggy''.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' - PC version</ref> |
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− | There was a portrait of Circe at [[Hogwarts Castle]]. It guarded a secret shortcut between the fourth-floor landing of the [[Grand Staircase]] and the [[Entrance Hall]] side room. The password required to gain access to said shortcut was ''Piggywiggy''.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' - PC version</ref> |
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+ | *'''[[Transfiguration]]:''' Circe was proficient in the [[human to pig]] spell. |
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+ | *Circe was a minor goddess in Greek mythology, said to transform sailors lost around her island of [[Aeaea]] into animals via the use of enchanted food. She is perhaps most well known as a figure in Homer's ''Odyssey'', where the hero Odysseus spent a year on her island after freeing his shipmates from her spells. |
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+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{Portrait}} |
+ | *''[[Pottermore]]' {{FWC}}'' |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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Revision as of 22:10, 22 June 2014
Circe (Greek: Κίρκη) was a witch, who lived in ancient Greece, specifically the island of Aeaea. She enjoyed transfiguring lost sailors into pigs.[1]
Circe was featured on a Chocolate Frog Card. Harry Potter obtained this card from a Chocolate Frog on his first trip to Hogwarts in 1991.[2] There was a portrait of Circe at Hogwarts Castle. It guarded a secret shortcut between the fourth-floor landing of the Grand Staircase and the Entrance Hall side room. The password required to gain access to said shortcut was Piggywiggy.[3]
Magical ablities and skills
- Transfiguration: Circe was proficient in the human to pig spell.
Behind the scenes
- Circe was a minor goddess in Greek mythology, said to transform sailors lost around her island of Aeaea into animals via the use of enchanted food. She is perhaps most well known as a figure in Homer's Odyssey, where the hero Odysseus spent a year on her island after freeing his shipmates from her spells.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Pottermore' (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
Notes and references
- ↑ "Famous Wizard Cards" on The Harry Potter Lexicon
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) - PC version