“Brides, nymphs were called, but that is not really how the world saw us. We were an endless feast laid out upon a table, beautiful and renewing. And so very bad at getting away.” WomenGreek MythologyCirceNymphs Author:Madeline Miller, Circe
“Well, I said to myself, do not just stand there like a stone. Try something. Boil them. Why not?” Inspirational AttitudeBeginnings Author:Madeline Miller, Circe
“Sahte umutlarla kendimi aldatmamıştım. Ben tanrıçaydım, o ölümlü, ikimizde mahpustuk. Ama mühürler balmumuna nasıl bastırılırsa yüzünü işte öyle zihnime bastırdım, böylece yanımda taşıyabilecektim o yüzü.” LoveMythology Author:Madeline Miller, Circe
“Still? I have never understood why helping mortals made Zeus so angry.” “Tell me,” he said, “who gives better offerings, a miserable man or a happy one?” “A happy one, of course.” “Wrong,” he said. “A happy man is too occupied with his life. He thinks he is beholden to no one. But make him shiver, kill his wife, cripple his child, then you will hear from him. He will starve his family for a month to buy you a pure-white yearling calf. If he can afford it, he will buy you a hundred.” “But surely,” I said, “you have to reward him eventually. Otherwise, he will stop offering.” “Oh, you would be surprised how long he will go on. But yes, in the end, it’s best to give him something. Then he will be happy again. And you can start over.” “So this is how Olympians spend their days. Thinking of ways to make men miserable.” CirceHermes Author:Madeline Miller, Circe
“Обикалях вече земята от сто поколения, но в душата си бях все още дете. Ярост, мъка, потиснато желание, сласт и самосъжаление - боговете познават добре тези чувства. Но вината, срамът, угризението и раздвоението на чувствата са ни непознати и ние ги учим стъпка по стъпка.” CirceMadeline MillerЦирцея Author:Madeline Miller, Circe
“Can no one stop her? Zeus could, or your father, if they wished to. But why would they? Monsters are a boon to gods. Imagine all the prayers.” Greek Mythology Author:Madeline Miller, Circe