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Who is the enchantress that transforms Odysseus's men into pigs and keeps Odysseus on her island for a whole year?
ACalypso
BCirce✓
CScylla
DNausicaa
Who is the enchantress that turns Odysseus's men into pigs and keeps Odysseus on her island for a year?
ACalypso
BCirce✓
CScylla
DNausicaä Circe, the sorceress and daughter of the sun god Helios, transforms Odysseus's crew into pigs on the island of Aeaea (Book 10). With Hermes's assistance and the protective herb moly, Odysseus resists her spells and eventually convinces her to change his men back.
Who is the enchantress that turns Odysseus's men into pigs and keeps Odysseus on her island for a whole year?
ACalypso
BCirce✓
CScylla
DNausicaä
Rationale
In Book 10 of The Odyssey, Circe, the sorceress, changes Odysseus's crew into pigs on her island of Aeaea. Thanks to Hermes and the protective herb moly, Odysseus is able to resist her spells and eventually persuades her to change his men back. He and his crew stay on the island for a year.