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Circe sits with books and wand; to right, men transformed into animals. Etching by G.B. Castiglione, 165-.

Circe. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1780, after J. Boydell after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

Circe, Ulysses [Odysseus] and Mercury [Hermes]. Etching by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.

A naked woman holding two boars; representing Circe who transformed men into swine by depriving them of reason. Etching by D. Pernati after L. Sabatelli.

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Circe

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Images featuring Circe

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Circe, Ulysses [Odysseus] and Mercury [Hermes]. Etching by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.

A naked woman holding two boars; representing Circe who transformed men into swine by depriving them of reason. Etching by D. Pernati after L. Sabatelli.

Circe. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1780, after J. Boydell after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

Circe sits with books and wand; to right, men transformed into animals. Etching by G.B. Castiglione, 165-.