This painting, titled Circe and the Friends of Ulysses, was done by Briton Riviere in 1872. Briton Riviere was a British artist of Huguenot descent. He exhibited a variety of paintings at the Royal Academy, but devoted much of his life to animal paintings. According to ancient Greek mythology, Circe was a well-known enchantress. The daughter of Helios, she changed the companions of the Greek hero Odysseus into swine, as pictured here. Odysseus made Circe break the spell.
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This painting, titled Circe and the Friends of Ulysses, was done by Briton Riviere in 1872. Briton Riviere was a British artist of Huguenot descent. He exhibited a variety of paintings at the Royal Academy, but devoted much of his life to animal paintings. According to ancient Greek mythology, Circe was a well-known enchantress. The daughter of Helios, she changed the companions of the Greek hero Odysseus into swine, as pictured here. Odysseus made Circe break the spell.

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UMG25A05_092

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Droits gérés

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38,5Mo (3,1Mo) / 43,2cm x 22,4cm / 5100 x 2642 (300dpi)

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Circe Odysseus Ulysses Odyssey Trojan War Homer Greek Mythology Helios enchantress magician Mediterranean world legend myth story epic heroes epic poems epic Riviere British English painter artist 1890s 19th century woman swine sorcery

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