There is danger for a solitary woman in this world, and Circe’s independence draws the wrath of men and gods alike. “He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.” And wily Odysseus, on his epic voyage home. But she will not always be alone many are destined to pass through Circe’s place of exile, entwining their fates with hers. There she learns to harness her occult craft, drawing strength from nature. When love drives Circe to cast a dark spell, wrathful Zeus banishes her to the remote island of Aiaia. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals for companionship, leading her to discover a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned and rejected by her kin. In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Narrator: First person POV (Circe herself narrates the story) Setting Place: Oceanos’ Halls, Aiaia (island), Crete (Greece), Charybdis (Italy) Minor Characters: Helen of Troy, Prometheus, Medea of Colchis, Aeëtes, Boreas, Minos, Scylla, Minotaur, Ariadne (mythology), Agamemnon Major Characters: Circe, Odysseus, Penelope (wife of Odysseus), Glaucus, Zeus (God), Athena (Greek goddess), Telemachus, Daedalus, Hermes,
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