Circe

Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the thematic possibilities presented by the title.

Recommended Texts for Pairing

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

• a retelling of The Odyssey from Penelope’s perspective
• touches on the theme of Misogyny and Female Suffering

My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me edited by Kate Bernheimer

• includes retellings of stories from mythology and fairy tales that change the perspective on the story
• a short story collection that with themes of Misogyny and Female Suffering and Emotional Differences between Gods and Mortals

The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson

• first translation of Homer’s The Odyssey translated by a woman
• an epic poem; a newer example of iambic pentameter
• see also the SuperSummary Study Guide for The Odyssey

Other Student Resources

Mythology for Dummies Cheat Sheet

• provides a helpful guide for students to keep Greek gods straight

Britannica's Circe entry

• an abbreviated version of Circe’s story
• provides the traditional tale

Cast of Characters List

• list of characters from Madeline Miller’s website
• provides a helpful reference as students read