While the Gods for years thought she was a nymph like her mother, she was more than that, and there lay the problem, she was a witch, someone who’s very existence was considered a threat by the Olympian Gods. The book grapples with this very question by narrating the ways in which Odysseus’ actions negatively impacted, to a point of near destruction, the women and children in his life.Ĭirce was born to the Titan Sun God, Helios, and nymph, Perse. “ I will not be like a bird bred in a cage, I thought, too dull to fly even when the door stands open.”
The book grapples with this very question by narrating the ways in which Odysseus’ actions negatively impacted, to a point of near destruction, the women and children in his life. Miller is not the first to talk about how battle, victory and physical strength have the tendency of creating toxic masculine figures, it is an issue feminists have been debating for years. On one level, the book deals with the question of ‘Heroism’ and critically analyses one of classic literature’s most prominent heroes. While the classic epic poem written by Homer revolves around Odysseus, the revered Greek hero of the Trojan War and his journey back to his kingdom of Ithaca during which he briefly meets the nymph goddess, Circe, Miller’s version deals with Circe as the protagonist rather than Odysseus. “ When I was born, the word for what I was did not exist.”- Circe by Madeline Miller is a feminist retelling of Homer’s Odyssey.
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