Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style by John William Waterhouse that was created in 1891. It is now in Gallery...
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Circe Invidiosa is a painting by John William Waterhouse completed in 1892. It is his second depiction, after Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (1891)...
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John William Waterhouse (category Italian emigrants to the United Kingdom)
1888 Ophelia 1889 A Roman Offering 1890 Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses 1891 Ulysses and the Sirens 1891 Danaƫ 1892 Circe Invidiosa 1892 Gathering Summer...
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most notably the Odyssey, as told from the perspective of the witch Circe. The novel explores Circe's origin story and narrates Circe's encounters with...
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religion. In most accounts, Circe is described as the daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid nymph Perse. Circe was renowned for her vast knowledge...
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Waterhouse Ulysses pact "Ulysses and the Sirens". NGV. Retrieved 30 August 2020. Homer. "The Odyssey, Book XII". Translated by Samuel Butler. The Internet...
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wand to make Odysseus old, and then young again, and that Circe used her magic wand to turn Odysseus's men into pigs. By the 1st century AD, the wand...
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Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (1891) and Circe Invidiosa (1892), of the Greek mythological character, Circe, and her name is on the back of the canvas...
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childhood. The Lady of Shalott was donated to the public by Sir Henry Tate in 1894 and is usually on display in Tate Britain, London, in room 1840. The Lady...
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seeking the Golden Fleece. During the journey, Hylas was sent to find fresh water. He found a pond occupied by Naiads, and they lured Hylas into the water...
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