n slain by the suitors. Circe directs the actons of men maily through her "dire divine beauty..." Circe uses her beauty to change Odysseus' action. Instead of killing Circe, Odysseus sleeps with her and stays at her island for one year. If Circe had been a male, then she would have surely died without the availability of her magical powers, which are associated with her feminimity.
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