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Yr 8 poetry/classics: CIRCE

Yr 8 poetry/classics: CIRCE. The story so far…. After escaping Polyphemus , Odysseus has continued to wander through the Mediterranean and eventually lands an the Island of Circe – an enchantress

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Yr 8 poetry/classics: CIRCE

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  1. Yr 8 poetry/classics:CIRCE

  2. The story so far…. • After escaping Polyphemus, Odysseus has continued to wander through the Mediterranean and eventually lands an the Island of Circe – an enchantress • ON the journey he has further upset the Gods and released all the winds that troment sailors from a bag which he was told never to open… • When they land on the island, some of the men approach Circe’s home and are turned into pigs • Odysseus tricks Circe and she releases the men from the spell • After a year (!) they continue the journey • Circe orders them to descend to the underworld to pay their respects to a dead colleague who fell overboard earlier in the journey

  3. BIOGRAPHY: • A minor Goddess, daughter of Helios (The Sun) • Imprisoned on her island after murdering her husband • Transforms men into wild animals • Wants to seduce Odysseus • He avoids her spells and the pair settle down for a year. • She gives important advice about the journey.

  4. Activities • Apart from working closely with a passage of the Odyssey, you will be discussing an interesting modern poem based on this myth • You may be required to respond in a creative manner to a story which has inspired artists throughout History.

  5. THINK… • After leaving Circe, Odysseus is sent ot the underworld where he sees souls in torment and in paradise. • If you could visit someone long since dead, who would you choose and why? • What would be your criteria for judging someone to be a hero or someone worth talking to?

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