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Myths of the Odyssey in art and literature (1882)

Harrison, Jane Ellen, 1850-1928 · London, Rivingtons · leaf 152

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PI. 18. THE MYTH OF CIRCE. 6V presentation, the subject is a difficult one. The Egyptianloved to fashion beast-headed gods; the Greek, if he mustdepict a hybrid monster, preferred the human head withthe beasts body. But the case of the enchanted victimsof Circe is a special one; the artist desires…

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