#But in the context of Epic? Circe was offering her body because she THOUGHT ODYSSEUS WAS THERE TO ASSAULT HER DAUGHTERS-
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...i can't be the only one annoyed that the discussions surrounding Circe all assume she'd have slept with him if he didn't turn her down, right.
Like.
She had a knife.
The only thing that was ever getting penetrated in that scene was Odysseus' spleen-
#Plus like. Okay I'll be honest I Do Not Give A Shit about the original myths take here#But in the context of Epic? Circe was offering her body because she THOUGHT ODYSSEUS WAS THERE TO ASSAULT HER DAUGHTERS-#Sexually or violently its not entirely clear but she's obviously leaning towards the former#“you've given me no reason to trust you”+“the truth is revealed in acts of lust”+planning to stab him if hes into it+helps him when decline#=she thought he was a rapist and was willing to put herself at risk to get close enough to him to protect her nymphs#epic the musical#circe#circe saga
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