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Circe
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Circe in Greek mythology, an enchantress who lived with her wild animals on the island of Aeaea. When Odysseus visited the island his companions were changed into pigs by her potions, but he protected himself with the herb
moly, and forced her to restore his men into human beings.
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Walter Pater, Circe, and the paths of darkness.
Magazine article from: Nineteenth-Century Prose; 9/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; Although Homer's Circe traditionally has epitomized the sensual...upon a little-known allegorizing of Circe by Giordano Bruno. In the Platonic tradition...carnal cannot obliterate the spiritual. Circe's spell is neither permanent nor fatal...
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'Story' of Viatel's Circe Pan-European Network Accepted Into National Museum's Archives.
PR Newswire; 4/15/1999; 700+ words
; ...today announced that the case study of its Circe Pan-European Network is now part of the...American History. The official case study of Circe -- its inception, its innovative use...Executive Officer. "Our decision to build Circe was clearly a business decision, but we...
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Circe, Clifford R.(Obituaries)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/8/2008; 488 words
; CLIFTON PARK Clifford R. Circe, 92, of Cranberry Lane, died Friday...the late Raymond and Genevieve Nelson Circe. Clifford attended Mount Pleasant High...husband of the late Marian D. Ferbert Circe; and the father of Clifford R. Circe...
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Viatel Announces Plans to Expand Its Circe Pan-European Network; Extension into France and Switzerland Brings Network to 7,500+ Kilometers in Length.
PR Newswire; 3/23/1999; 700+ words
; ...today announced that it will expand its Circe Pan-European Network by 2,300 route...configured as two interlocking rings, Circe Four and Five -- will link major cities...expansion brings the total size of the Circe Pan-European Network to more than 7...
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Viatel Names Bechtel Construction Project Manager for Ring Three of the Circe Pan-European Network.
PR Newswire; 3/3/1999; 700+ words
; ...manager for construction of the third ring of its Circe Pan-European Network. Circe Ring Three will encompass approximately 2,280...Telecommunications has already completed construction of Circe Ring One and was recently named construction manager...
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Viatel Reports Record Revenue & Minutes For Third Quarter Circe Pan-European Network on Schedule for 1st Quarter 1999 Launch.
PR Newswire; 11/5/1998; 700+ words
; ...construction is well underway on Viatel's Circe Pan-European Network, a high-capacity...during the first quarter of 1999. "The Circe Pan-European Network is at the heart...Germany, parts of which will form the third Circe ring. With this extension, Viatel's...
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LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES: Lucent selects Viatel's Circe Pan-European Network for data systems/svcs/software.
M2 Presswire; 3/5/1999; 700+ words
; ...Lucent Technologies selects Viatel's Circe Pan-European Network to showcase and...systems, software and services on Viatel's Circe Pan-European Network. Under the data...marketing strategies and tools to promote the Circe Pan-European Network and Lucent data...
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Arbios Systems, Inc. Acquires Assets from Circe Biomedical, Inc.
Business Wire; 4/21/2004; 700+ words
; ...acute liver failure, announced today that it has acquired certain assets of Circe Biomedical, Inc. ("Circe"). The acquired assets include, among others, Circe's intellectual property portfolio, rights to a bioartificial liver ("BAL...
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No bravos follow this `Circe & Bravo'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/15/1987; ; 700+ words
; Circe Carol Mayo Jenkins Bravo Layne Beamer A play...through July 5. According to Greek legend, Circe was a sorceress who turned men into swine...The sorceress in Donald Freed's play, "Circe & Bravo," which received its Midwest premiere...
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Lucent Technologies Selects Viatel's Circe Pan-European Network to Showcase And Test Its Data Systems, Services & Software in Europe.
PR Newswire; 3/4/1999; 700+ words
; ...systems, software and services on Viatel's Circe Pan-European Network. Under the data...marketing strategies and tools to promote the Circe Pan-European Network and Lucent data...significant supplier-partner to Viatel in the Circe Pan-European Network. Circe is the first...
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Circe
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Circe , in Greek mythology, enchantress; daughter of Helios. She lived on an island, where she decoyed sailors and treacherously...
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Odyssey, The
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...surviving companions traveled on to the island of Circe, a powerful enchantress. Circe cast a spell on some of Odysseus's men and turned...spell, and his men resumed their human form. Circe then invited Odysseus and his men to remain as...
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Seduction
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
579. Seduction (See also .) Armida modern Circe; sorceress who seduces Rinaldo. [Ital. Lit.: Jerusalem...wife, seduced by King David. [O.T.: II Samuel 11:4] Circe enchantress who turned Odysseus ’ s men into swine...
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Witches and Wizards
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...the Odyssey *, an epic of ancient Greece, the hero Odysseus* and his men met a witch named Circe. The daughter of a god and an ocean nymph, Circe had the power to turn people into animals and monsters. Her island home was populated with lions...
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Transformation
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...wedding of Zeus and Hera. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 59] Circe seductive sorceress who turned Odysseus ’ companions...xE9; t, 717] Odysseus ’ crew turned into swine by Circe. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey ] Orion slain by Diana, giant hunter...
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