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How Did Circe Leave The Island
On the island of Aeaea there lived Circe, the sun-god Helios’s daughter. Circe was a powerful witch-goddess who would often turn men into animals and take their gold.

The men who arrived on the island came as explorers, sailors, and heroes, but stayed as lions, wolves, and swine.

One day, a group of greedy sailors swam to the island.

They said to her, “Woman, our boat has shipwrecked and we demand that you give us food, money, and supplies so that we can escape this dreadful island and your presence.”

Now, on that particular day, in fact, just moments before, Circe had vowed that because she had too much gold and had lost interest in turning men into beasts, she would stop and instead would help them leave the island.

However, because

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