Circe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

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Chapters 1-6

Chapters 7-13

Chapters 14-17

Chapters 18-22

Chapters 23-27

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Circe is unable to determine whether her first mistake was changing Scylla, changing Glaucos, or speaking to Glaucos. Which, if any, of these acts do you think set her future in motion? Why?

Circe has relationships of various forms with Glaucos, Hermes, Daedalus, Odysseus, and Telemachus. Which do you think has the largest impact on the story? Why?

Pasiphaë states that Circe’s ignorance is willful. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Circe believes that her remorse makes her different from the other gods. Is she right to refuse absolution for her mistakes? Why or why not?

Pasiphaë tells Circe that Aeëtes never loved her. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Aeëtes states that Prometheus, as a god of prophecy, knew how he would be punished before he confessed. Why do you think Prometheus confessed anyway? Was this the right or wrong decision? Why?

Aeëtes believed that the flowers transformed Glaucos and Scylla not into their truest selves, but in accordance with Circe’s wishes. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Who is most responsible for Odysseus’s death? Why?

Does Circe deserve to become mortal? Why or why not?

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Circe regrets not telling Odysseus all her secrets. Is this really a mistake? Why or why not?