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− | <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-fromparser=true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Portrait_individual_infobox%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BPortrait_individual_infobox%5Cn%7Cimage%3D%5B%5BFile%3ACirce.jpg%7C250px%5D%5D%5Cn%7Cname%3DCirce%5Cn%7Chideb%3D%5Cn%7Cborn%3DUnknown%5Cn%7Cdied%3DImmortal%5Cn%7Cblood%3DDivine%20blood%5Cn%7Calias%3D%5Cn%7Ctitle%3DThe%20Immortal%20Sorceress%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5CnDaughter%20of%20the%20Sun%5Cn%7Chidep%3D%5Cn%7Cspecies%3DImmortal%20sorceress%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5Cn%28Goddess%29%5Cn%7Cgender%3DFemale%5Cn%7Cheight%3D%5Cn%7Chair%3DBlack%5Cn%7Ceyes%3D%5Cn%7Cskin%3DTanned%5Cn%7Chidef%3Dhide%5Cn%7Cfamily%3DHelios%20and%20Perseis%3A%20parents%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5CnPasiphae%20and%20Perses%3A%20sisters%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5CnOdysseus%3A%20consort%3F%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5CnAgrius%20and%20Telegonus%3A%20sons%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5CnKing%20Minos%3A%20brother-in-law%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5CnAriadne%3A%20niece%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5CnAsterion%2C%20the%20minotaur%3A%20nephew%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5CnKing%20Aeetes%3A%20brother%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5CnMedea%3A%20niece%5Cn%7Chidem%3Dhide%5Cn%7Canimagus%3D%5Cn%7Cboggart%3D%5Cn%7Cwand%3D%5Cn%7Cpatronus%3D%5Cn%7Chidea%3Dhide%5Cn%7Cjob%3DSpirit%20of%20Magic%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5CnMinor%20Goddess%20of%20Magic%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5CnInventress%20of%20Magic%20and%20Spells%5Cn%7Chouse%3D%5Cn%7Cloyalty%3D%5Cn%7C%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> |
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− | <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22comment%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3C%21--%20RTE%3A%3A%7B%5C%22spaces%5C%22%3A0%2C%5C%22type%5C%22%3A%5C%22LINE_BREAK%5C%22%7D%20--%3E%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" data-rte-instance="509-10679705024eb5a01fd5d83" class="placeholder placeholder-comment" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="comment" /><b data-rte-washtml="1">Circe</b> was an ancient mythical sorceress sometimes said to be the inventress of magic and spells itself. She was the immortal daughter of Perseis, an Oceanid daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and Helios, the Titan of the Sun. Circe, who lived with her nymph attendants on the mythical island of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Aeaea%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Aeaea%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAeaea%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Aeaea" title="Aeaea">Aeaea</a> was skilled in the magic of metamorphosis, the power of illusion, and the dark art of necromancy. |
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− | </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-fromparser=true data-rte-empty-lines-before=1">When Odysseus landed on her island she transformed his men into animals, but with the help of the god Hermes, he overcame the goddess and forced her to release his men from her spell. Kirke's island of Aeaea was located in the farthest west, on the boundary between the sea and the river Okeanos which encircled the earth. Her island was contrasted with Aia, the land in the far east, home of Kirke's brother Aeetes. |
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− | </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-fromparser=true data-rte-empty-lines-before=1">She enjoyed <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22transfiguring%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cross-Species%20Transfiguration%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCross-Species%20Transfiguration%7Ctransfiguring%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Cross-Species_Transfiguration" title="Cross-Species Transfiguration" class="mw-redirect">transfiguring</a> lost <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22sailors%20into%20pigs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Human-to-pig%20spell%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHuman-to-pig%20spell%7Csailors%20into%20pigs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Human-to-pig_spell" title="Human-to-pig spell" class="mw-redirect">sailors into pigs</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22FWC%5C%22%3E%5C%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.hplex.info%5C%2Fwizards%5C%2Fcard_wizards.html%20Famous%20Wizard%20Cards%5D%5C%22%20on%20The%20Harry%20Potter%20Lexicon%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> |
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− | </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-fromparser=true data-rte-empty-lines-before=1">Circe was featured on a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chocolate%20Frog%20Card%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chocolate%20Frog%20Cards%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChocolate%20Frog%20Cards%7CChocolate%20Frog%20Card%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Chocolate_Frog_Cards" title="Chocolate Frog Cards">Chocolate Frog Card</a>. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Harry%20Potter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Harry%20Potter%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHarry%20Potter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Harry_Potter" title="Harry Potter">Harry Potter</a> obtained this card from a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chocolate%20Frog%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chocolate%20Frog%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChocolate%20Frog%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Chocolate_Frog" title="Chocolate Frog">Chocolate Frog</a> on his first <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22trip%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hogwarts%20Express%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHogwarts%20Express%7Ctrip%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Hogwarts_Express" title="Hogwarts Express">trip</a> to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hogwarts%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hogwarts%20School%20of%20Witchcraft%20and%20Wizardry%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHogwarts%20School%20of%20Witchcraft%20and%20Wizardry%7CHogwarts%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Hogwarts_School_of_Witchcraft_and_Wizardry" title="Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry">Hogwarts</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221991%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221991%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1991%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/1991" title="1991">1991</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%27%27Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Philosopher%27s%20Stone%27%27%2C%20Chapter%206%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> There was a portrait of Circe at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hogwarts%20Castle%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hogwarts%20Castle%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHogwarts%20Castle%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Hogwarts_Castle" title="Hogwarts Castle">Hogwarts Castle</a>. It guarded a secret shortcut between the fourth-floor landing of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Grand%20Staircase%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Grand%20Staircase%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGrand%20Staircase%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Grand_Staircase" title="Grand Staircase">Grand Staircase</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Entrance%20Hall%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Entrance%20Hall%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEntrance%20Hall%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Entrance_Hall" title="Entrance Hall">Entrance Hall</a> side room. The password required to gain access to said shortcut was <i data-rte-washtml="1">Piggywiggy</i>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%27%27%5B%5BHarry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Prisoner%20of%20Azkaban%20%28video%20game%29%5D%5D%27%27%20-%20PC%20version%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> |
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− | <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-fromparser=true">Circe was a very powerful sorceress possessing god-level abilities, she was a master in: |
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− | <ul data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true"><li data-rte-washtml="1">Potions |
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− | </li><li data-rte-washtml="1">Metamorphosis |
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− | </li><li data-rte-washtml="1">Illusion Casting |
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− | </li><li data-rte-washtml="1">Necromancy |
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− | <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-fromparser=true">An example of her abilities is turning the once most beautiful maiden Scylla into a hideous monster. Out of jealousy Circe poisoned the water of a sea where Scylla was accostumed to bathe in. Upon entering the water the poor thing transformed into a creature with twelve dangling feet, six long necks and grisly heads lined with a triple row of sharp teeth. Her voice was likened to the yelping of dogs. Ships who sailed too close to her rocks would lose six men to her ravenous, darting heads. |
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− | </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-fromparser=true data-rte-empty-lines-before=1">Considering she is practically a goddess in her own right it is safe to assume that no witch or wizard has the power to oppose her, not even Merlin and Morgana (combined) should be able to defeat her. |
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− | <h2 data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-empty-lines-before=1">Etymology</h2> |
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− | <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-fromparser=true">The name "Circe" is a latinized form of Greek Κιρκη (<i data-rte-washtml="1">Kirke</i>), which possibly meant "bird". In Greek mythology Circe was a sorceress who changed Odysseus's crew into hogs but was forced by him to change them back. |
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− | <ul data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true"><li data-rte-washtml="1">Sometimes she is seen as the daughter of Hecate, the Goddess of Magic, Sorcery,... |
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− | </li><li data-rte-washtml="1">She like her siblings is an extraordinairy powerful wielder of magic. |
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− | </li><li data-rte-washtml="1">It could be possible that she and her siblings were the very first witches/wizard. It would explain where the magical abilities from witches and wizards came from, namely the divine blood of Helios (or Hecate), or perhaps because Circe is the inventress of magic. |
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− | <ul data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true"><li data-rte-washtml="1"><i data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Philosopher%27s%20Stone%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Philosopher%27s%20Stone%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHarry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Philosopher%27s%20Stone%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher%27s_Stone" title="Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone">Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</a></i> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Mention%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMention%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> |
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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> |
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− | </li><li data-rte-washtml="1"><i data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Philosopher%27s%20Stone%20%28video%20game%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Philosopher%27s%20Stone%20%28video%20game%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHarry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Philosopher%27s%20Stone%20%28video%20game%29%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher%27s_Stone_(video_game)" title="Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)">Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)</a></i> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22FWC%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BFWC%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> |
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− | </li><li data-rte-washtml="1"><i data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Chamber%20of%20Secrets%20%28video%20game%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Chamber%20of%20Secrets%20%28video%20game%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHarry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Chamber%20of%20Secrets%20%28video%20game%29%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" href="/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets_(video_game)" title="Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)">Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)</a></i> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22FWC%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BFWC%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="509-20155778204eb59fb0684dd" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> |
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+ | 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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+ | *'''[[Transfiguration]]:''' Circe was proficient in the [[human to pig]] spell. |
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+ | ==Behind the scenes== |
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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}} |
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+ | *''[[Pottermore]]' {{FWC}}'' |
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Revision as of 19:26, 30 April 2015
Circe (Greek: Κίρκη) was a witch, who lived in ancient Greece, specifically the island of Aeaea. She enjoyed transfiguring lost sailors into pigs.[1]
Biography
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 abilities 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