On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Circe. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as sorceress and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Circe meaning
- An enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs.
- A woman having the characteristics of Circe; an enchantress.
- 34 Circe, a main belt asteroid.
Synonyms of Circe
Using Circe
- The main meaning on this page is: An enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs. | A woman having the characteristics of Circe; an enchantress. | 34 Circe, a main belt asteroid.
- Useful related words include: sorceress.
- In the example corpus, circe often appears in combinations such as: circe and, to circe, circe to.
Context around Circe
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Circe
- In this selection, "circe" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, married, attack, goddess, turns, killed and starks stand out and add context to how "circe" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and that circe killed his and circe being attracted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "circe" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with circe
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Who Are the Impaled Superheroes in Circe’s Vision? (9 words)
Circe made them immortal; then Telegonus married Penelope and Telemachus married Circe. (12 words)
Especially not if it's a black longhair with orange eyes named Circe. (13 words)
By the time Miller has finished with her, Circe has morphed into a complex character with a tortured back story and many good reasons for embracing witchcraft to raise her from victimhood to power. (34 words)
Hermes told Odysseus to use the holy herb moly to protect himself from Circe's potion and, having resisted it, to draw his sword and act as if he were to attack Circe. (33 words)
According to some versions, Medea and Jason stopped on her aunt Circe 's island so that she could be cleansed after the murder of her brother, relieving her of blame for the deed. (33 words)
Who Are the Impaled Superheroes in Circe’s Vision? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
Circe made them immortal; then Telegonus married Penelope and Telemachus married Circe.
Hermes told Odysseus to use the holy herb moly to protect himself from Circe's potion and, having resisted it, to draw his sword and act as if he were to attack Circe.
Hermes warned Odysseus about Circe and gave Odysseus a drug called moly which gave him resistance to Circe's magic.
Reap says the pairing is "a little bit tongue in cheek" as it's inspired by the scene where the Greek goddess Circe turns men into pigs.
That's reverse sexism!) Circe's Sons have invaded the Eastern European nation of Pokolistan and want to kill Princess Ilana Rostovic (Maria Bakalova), a U.S. ally.
The first time we meet Diana is when Apollo brings a baby Diana to Circe.
The whale had been known to researchers at CIRCE for more than a decade and it regularly visited the Strait of Gibraltar to feed.
Who Are the Impaled Superheroes in Circe’s Vision?
After all, and Liar Liar messed with her psyche recently, plus Circe and Hecate also damaged her while trying to corrupt her as the avatar of all magic.
Madeline Miller, in her second novel, introduces us to Circe, the daughter of Sungod Helios.
The General learns that the ambassador is in custody and that Circe killed his attaché.
The skin gets its name from the Greek Enchantress Circe who was the daughter of both Helios and Hecate.
Especially not if it's a black longhair with orange eyes named Circe.
By the time Miller has finished with her, Circe has morphed into a complex character with a tortured back story and many good reasons for embracing witchcraft to raise her from victimhood to power.
Circe Starks said the chapter “intentionally” invited students from the Birmingham City School System.
Having said all that, there is a wonderful book published this year by Madeline Miller, Circe.
According to some versions, Medea and Jason stopped on her aunt Circe 's island so that she could be cleansed after the murder of her brother, relieving her of blame for the deed.
Circe, being attracted to Odysseus' resistance, falls in love with him and releases his men.
Finally, guided by Circe's instructions, Odysseus and his crew crossed the ocean and reached a harbor at the western edge of the world, where Odysseus sacrificed to the dead.
From there, Circe would ask him to bed, but Hermes advised caution, for even there the goddess would be treacherous.
Common combinations with circe
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- circe and 3×
- to circe 3×
- circe to 3×
- circe the 2×
- circe was 2×
- by circe 2×