island of Aeaea

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The island of Aeaea is the mythical home of the enchantress Circe in Greek mythology, where she famously transformed Odysseus’s men into animals.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
island of Aeaea canonical 5
island of Circe 2
island of Circe (Aeaea) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf location in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythical island ⓘ
afterEvent Odysseus remained for about a year with Circe ⓘ
linked to: Circe
appearsIn myth of Odysseus ⓘ
myth of the Argonauts ⓘ
associatedWith Circe ⓘ
Odysseus ⓘ
companions of Odysseus ⓘ
category Circe in mythology ⓘ
linked to: Circe

Locations in the Odyssey ⓘ
Mythological islands ⓘ
country mythical place ⓘ
describedBySource Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
event transformation of Odysseus's men into animals ⓘ
feature forests ⓘ
palace of Circe ⓘ
wild animals enchanted by Circe ⓘ
genre mythological geography ⓘ
governedBy Circe ⓘ
guidesFrom Circe directs Odysseus to the Underworld ⓘ
hasNameForm Aeaea (Latinized form) ⓘ
linked to: Aegiale

Αἰαία (Ancient Greek) ⓘ
hasResident nymphs ⓘ
servants of Circe ⓘ
influenced later depictions of sorceress islands in literature ⓘ
knownFor being the home of the enchantress Circe ⓘ
being the place where Odysseus's men were turned into swine ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryFunction site of magical transformation ⓘ
symbol of temptation and danger ⓘ
locatedInNarrative Mediterranean Sea (mythical) ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean Sea
mythology Greek mythology ⓘ
narrativeSequence visited after the Laestrygonian episode in the Odyssey ⓘ
visited before the journey to the Underworld in the Odyssey ⓘ
notableIn Odyssey ⓘ
linked to: Homer's Odyssey
partOf Odyssean wanderings ⓘ
primaryInhabitant Circe ⓘ
relatedPlace Ithaca (as Odysseus's destination) ⓘ
linked to: island of Ithaca

Underworld (Hades) ⓘ
linked to: Hades
roleInMyth place of enchantment and transformation ⓘ
stopping point in Odysseus's journey home from Troy ⓘ
sometimesIdentifiedWith island of Circeo (Monte Circeo region, Italy) in later tradition ⓘ
timeOfCompositionContext Archaic Greece ⓘ
uncertainRealWorldLocation yes ⓘ
visitedBy Argonauts ⓘ
Odysseus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Circe → residence → island of Aeaea ⓘ
Telegony → geographicalSetting → island of Circe (Aiaia) ⓘ
linked to: island of Aeaea
Telegonus → residence → island of Aeaea ⓘ
Telegonus → associatedWith → island of Aeaea ⓘ
Telegonus → afterMarriageResidence → island of Circe ⓘ
linked to: island of Aeaea
Cassiphone → associatedWith → island of Aeaea ⓘ
Agrius → residesInMyth → island of Circe ⓘ
linked to: island of Aeaea
Telepylus → narrativeSequenceBefore → island of Circe (Aeaea) ⓘ
linked to: island of Aeaea
Children of Circe → associatedWith → island of Aeaea ⓘ