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In a patriarchal society, in order for women to fit into the patriarchal norms, women are seen as inferior to men and they are often influenced and expected to look and behave a certain way to please a man's needs.

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Patriarchy, male privilege, and the consequences of living in a patriarchal society

A theoretical reading about structures set in society that empower men to participate in sexism, masculinity, bias, and discrimination towards women because of the patriarchy. It also talks about how women are weakened when it comes to the roles that they play in society, where men are seen superior and women are inferior.

By Thomas Keith

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The Body and the Reproduction of Femininity

A theoretical reading about the role of gender on the expression of the body, and inversely, the body's participation in the patriarchy.

By Susan Bordo

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Circe realizes her worth

Circe comes to realize that she is in charge of her own power, which she experimented with on the island of Aiaia and that the gods do not control who she really is and wants to be with in life.

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Minotaur

Circe helps Pasiphae deliver the Minotaur, which was made with the sacred bull that was sacred to the Poseiden. The Minotaur is a man eating monster that craves human flesh. When Circe is helping deliver him, he ends up bitting her hand and not letting go. Pasiphae created the flesh eating bull because she wanted attention and fame. Since one of her brothers can raise the dead and her sister turned someone into a sea god and someone into a sea monster.

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Who is Pasiphae and what is her relationship with Circe?

Pasiphae is a nymph and Circe's sister, with gold skin and her hair is the color of the sun. She is seen as "pretty" and would make a great wife/queen. She is married to the King Mino's of Cretes which makes her the Queen of Crete. Pasiphae also has the gift of being a witch/sorcery. After she married Minos and moved to Crete, she used witchcraft to manipulate a bunch of other people into doing her bidding.

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Witch of Aiaia

Circe gets banished to an island called Aiaia after she admits to her father that she is a witch. She also admits to him that she was the one who caused Glaucos to turn into a sea god and Scylla to turn into a sea monster. So Zeus banished her to eternal exile because he was afraid that Circe was more stronger than him.

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Who is Scylla and why did Circe turn her into a ugly sea monster?

Scylla was an ocean nymph that Circe turned into an ugly sea monster with the use of a magic flower, which is the same flower she used on Glaucos. Circe was envious of her because Glaucos wanted to marry her, even though he knew Circe loved him and wanted to be the one who married him.

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Who is Glaucos and why did Circe turn him into a sea god?

Glaucos was a human fisherman that Circe met when he was sailing close to the shore near Helio's halls. They end up falling in love and Glaucos admits to Circe that he can't meet her anymore because his father beats him since he was not working hard enough. Circe then decided to turn him into a mortal so he could not die, using the magic flower that turned him into a sea god.

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Who is Circe?

Circe is the daughter of Helios who is the god of the sun, and Perse who is an ocean nymph. Circe has tan skin, with a pale complexion, bright green eyes, long dark hair and a rough voice. Due to those features she is seen as an insignificant nymph in the world of Gods and Olympians. Her father also didn't see her as an eligible candidate to give to someone as a wife or was worthy enough to get her own island. This then leads to Circe roaming around her father's halls waiting to receive back the same amount of love that she gives others. While everyone else in her family is in the other room telling stories, laughing, and having a good time.