Circe | Victoria Olt

2020

Markers and handmade watercolor on paper.

18 x 24 in
46 x 61 cm + frame included for free in shipments within Estonia

} Circe {

Circe, daughter of Helios and a nymph, was a sorceress in Greek mythology. She was famous for her potions, incantations and infamous for transforming people into animals, most often into swine. She turned the whole crew of Odysseus into pigs, when they landed in Aeaea. But with the help of Hermes, Odysseus managed to trick her and return his crew to their human forms. In fact, he stayed on the island for another year and they became lovers, even having 3 children. When Odysseus finally returned home to his wife Penelope, Circe sent one of their children, Telegonus, to convince him to come back, but in a twist of fate he ended up killing Odysseus instead.