21.10.11

Circe and Odysseus


The sorceress Circe had the power to transform men into animals, mainly pigs, by administration of a magic potion. This view is attributed to the ingestion of solanaceous of European origin.

A feiticeira Circe tinha o condão de transformar os homens em animais, principalmente porcos, mediante administração de poção mágica. Atribui-se esta visão a ingestão de solanáceas de origem europeia.

Wilhelm Schubert van Ehrenberg (ca 1630-1676) and Carl Borromäus Andreas Ruthart (1630-1703) (animals)-'Ulysses at the palace of Circe'-oil on canvas   Malibu-J. Paul Getty Museum

Alessandro Allori (1535-1607)-'Circe and Odysseus'-fresco-1560   Firenze-Banca Toscana

Anton Romako (1832-1889)-'Circe and Odysseus'-oil on canvas-1884   Wien-Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione or Il Grecheto (ca 1609-1664)-'Circe changing Ulysses'men into beasts'-etching-ca 1650   St Petersburg-Hermitage

Athena painter-'Circe and Odysseus'-lekythos-(490-480 BC)   Athens-National Archaeological Museum (1133)

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