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Circe
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Cir·ce
/ ˈsərsē/ Greek Mythol.
an enchantress who lived on the island of Aeaea. When Odysseus visited the island, his companions were changed into pigs by her potions.
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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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