Circe

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Circe

/ˈsɜː.si/ Australia, UK
/ˈsɝ.si/ Canada, US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)si

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Circē.

proper noun

Greek An enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs.
A woman having the characteristics of Circe; an enchantress. Here is a nice state of affairs. I, at my age, to fall a victim to this modern Circe!
34 Circe, a main belt asteroid.
Similar: 34 Circe, ㉞
A chess variant, often used in fairy chess problems, where pieces return to their starting square after being captured.

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name enchantress in Greek mythology

Español	Circe
中文	喀耳刻 Kē'ěrkè, Kā'ěrkè
Français	Circé
Deutsch	Kirke
Italiano	Circe
Ελληνικά	Κίρκη Kírki
Русский	Ки́рка Kírka, Цирце́я Circéja

name Asteroid

中文	巫神星 Wūshénxīng
Français	Circé

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"Circe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/circe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Circe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/circe

Chicago

"Circe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/circe.

BibTeX

@misc{circe_2026,
  title = {Circe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/circe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}