Circe - Kirke Book X

Book X is Odysseus’ visit to Kirke/Circe. She is the opposite of Kalypso – Circe begins as a bad xenos and ends as a good xenos (Kalypso ends as a bad xenos). She begins by turning Odysseus’ men into pig (maybe this is where we get the idea that all men are pigs). Hermes helps Odysseus protect himself and he outwits Circe. Odysseus and Circe become lovers. This is the continuation of the issue of seductive women preventing Odysseus from completing his homecoming. He stays for a year and then Circe gives him advice on how to get home – he must visit Hades and speak with Teiresias. Before they leave, Eleanor falls off Circe’s roof and dies.