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− | |}} Circe 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 [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Aeaea <u>Aeaea</u>] was skilled in the magic of metamorphosis, the power of illusion, and the dark art of necromancy. |
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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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+ | 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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− | <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN">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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− | <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN">She enjoyed [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Cross-Species_Transfiguration <u>transfiguring</u>] lost [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Human-to-pig_spell <u>sailors into pigs</u>].</span> |
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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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− | <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Circe was featured on a [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Chocolate_Frog_Cards <u>Chocolate Frog Card</u>]. [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Harry_Potter <u>Harry Potter</u>] obtained this card from a [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Chocolate_Frog <u>Chocolate Frog</u>] on his first [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Hogwarts_Express <u>trip</u>] to [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Hogwarts_School_of_Witchcraft_and_Wizardry <u>Hogwarts</u>] in [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/1991 <u>1991</u>].<sup id="cite_ref-1">[http://harrypotter.wikia.com/index.php?title=Circe&action=historysubmit&diff=615043&oldid=614776#cite_note-1 <u>[2]</u>]</sup> There was a portrait of Circe at [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Hogwarts_Castle <u>Hogwarts Castle</u>]. It guarded a secret shortcut between the fourth-floor landing of the [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Grand_Staircase <u>Grand Staircase</u>] and the [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Entrance_Hall <u>Entrance Hall</u>] side room. The password required to gain access to said shortcut was ''Piggywiggy''. |
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− | <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">Circe is an incredible gifted and powerful sorceress possessing goddess level abilities. 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. </span></p> |
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− | <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">She was known to be very gifted in the following branches of magic:</span></p> |
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− | <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">The name "Circe" is a latinized form of Greek Κιρκη (''Kirke''), 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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− | *<span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">Sometimes she is seen as the daughter of Hecate, the Goddess of Magic, Sorcery,... </span> |
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− | *<span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">The name of her island, Aeaea, is said to be her surname as well. |
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− | *<span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">She and her siblings may have been the very first witches/wizard. Their ability to use magic being derived from the divine blood coursing through their veins. In theory this would make them the most powerful magic wielders in history.</span> |
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− | *<span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">Circe is immortal and thus can't die, meaning she is still around up untill this day.</span> |
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− | *Circe is said to be a minor goddess/the spirit of magic. However she was also said to be the very inventress of magic and spells itself. |
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Revision as of 00:39, 20 December 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, an accomplishment in the fact that pigs are considered extremely un-magical.
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