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Circe is an antagonist in the Fall of the Trident campaign in Age of Mythology. She is a sorceress who rules the island of Aeaea in the Mediterranean Sea.

Circe is a magic-using hero unit that has the ability to fire thunderbolts through her staff, dealing a very large amount of damage. Interestingly, her forked lightning attack has a recharge timer, unlike the similar one of the Son of Osiris, and she cannot attack between recharges.

Campaign[]

Upon the arrival of Odysseus and his men on the island, she transformed them into pigs, and subsequently transformed Arkantos and Ajax into boars after they too arrived on the island. With the help of Zeus, the men are transformed back into human beings, and afterward, attack and destroy Circe's Fortress before escaping the island. Killing her is not necessary to achieve victory, as long as her Fortress is destroyed.

Mythology[]

โ€œAge -- 794
Homeland -- Aeaea
Occupation -- sorceress

Special attack -- magic, including turning men to pigs and firing forked lightning bolts

Circe was a daughter of Perse and the sun god, Helios. She is reknown for her encounter with Odysseus and for her knowledge of magic and poisonous herbs. While she imprisoned Odysseus and his men for many years, she later purified the Argonauts for the murder of Apsyrtus.

Odysseus and Circe bore several children, among them Telegonus. According to some myths, Telegonus later tracked down Odysseus, but killed him with a spear made of a stingray spine before recognizing his own father. Odysseus' body was returned to Aeaea to be buried.
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—In-game mythology section

Trivia[]

  • Circe in-game uses the same voice clip as regular female Greek Villagers.
  • Circe's island, Aeaea, is erroneously found in the Aegean:
    • According to Homer, it was probably located close to Colchis (modern day Georgia), as Aeรซtes (father of Medea) was her brother.
    • According to Apollonius of Rhodes, Aeaea was sited on the western coast of Italy.
  • Although Circe's only attack is her special attack, it seems she was originally intended to be a melee fighter since she has an animation to do so. The code has been removed from her and the proto file, but the animation still exists.

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Campaign-exclusive units, characters, buildings, technologies, and god powers in Age of Mythology
Aom original icon Age of Mythology
ProtagonistsAgamemnon Icon Agamemnon ยท AjaxIcon Ajax ยท Amanra Icon Amanra ยท Arkantos Icon Arkantos ยท Arkantos Icon Arkantos (uber) ยท Boar icon Boar (Ajax) ยท Boar icon Boar (Arkantos) ยท Brokk Icon Brokk ยท ChironIcon Chiron ยท Eitri Icon Eitri ยท OdysseusIcon Odysseus ยท Reginleif icon Reginleif ยท Setna icon Setna
AntagonistsCirce icon Circe ยท Gargarensis Icon Gargarensis ยท Kamos Icon Kamos ยท Kemsyt Icon Kemsyt ยท Living Statue Living Poseidon Statue ยท Skult icon Skult ยท AnubiteIcon Theris
Supporting charactersAthenaIcon Athena ยท Greta Forkbeard Icon Greta Forkbeard ยท GuardianIcon Guardian ยท Young Kastor Icon Kastor ยท Niordsir ยท AoM Villager Greek Icon Old Man ยท OsirisIcon Osiris ยท Krios icon Theocrat ยท Zethos
Other unitsStonewall icon Boulder ยท Kebeniticon Charon Ferry ยท Flag Bearer Icon Folstag Flag Bearer ยท Osiris Box Icon Osiris Piece Cart ยท Longboaticon Pirate Ship ยท PolarBearIcon Polaris ยท AoM Villager Greek Icon Prisoner ยท ShadeIcon Shade ยท Triremeicon Shipwreck ยท Statue of Lightning Icon Statue of Lightning ยท SwordBearersIcon Sword Bearers ยท Thor's Hammer icon Thor's Hammer Haft ยท Thor's Hammer icon Thor's Hammer Head ยท Trojan Horse Icon Trojan Horse
BuildingsStonewall icon Boulder Rolling Dead ยท Stonewall icon Boulder Wall ยท Statue Columns Icon AoM Columns ยท Dig Pile icon AoM Dig Pile ยท ArmoryIcon Dwarven Forge ยท ExcavationIcon Excavation ยท Fountain AoM Icon Fountain ยท Wall of Troy Icon Gate of Troy ยท GiantgateramIcon Giant Gate Ram ยท Hades Gate Hades Gate ยท Fence Icon Iron Fence ยท Fence Icon Jail Wall ยท Statue Lion Icon Lion Statue ยท Statue of Lightning Icon Major God Statue ยท Market icon AOM Market Stall ยท DockAOMIcon Naval Shipyard ยท Statue Obelisk Icon AoM Obelisk ยท Osiris Pyramid Icon Osiris Pyramid ยท Statue Pharaoh Icon Pharaoh Statue ยท GreekShrineIcon Shrine ยท GuardianIcon Sleeping Guardian ยท Living Statue Statue of Poseidon ยท Fence Icon Stone Fence ยท TempleAOMIcon Temple of the Gods ยท Tent Icon Tent ยท UnderWorldPassageIcon Underworld Passage ยท Stonewall icon Wall of Atlantis ยท Wall of Troy Icon Wall of Troy ยท UnderWorldPassageIcon Well of Urd ยท Fence Icon Wooden Fence
TechnologiesHammerOfTheGods Giant-slaying Blades  ยท MeteoricIronMail Osmium Mail  ยท DragonscaleShields Asbestos Shields
Embellishment objectsTamarisk Tree Icon Tamarisk Tree ยท Taproot Icon Taproot ยท Osiris Box Icon Osiris Piece Box
God powersBlessingofZeus Blessing of Zeus
AoM The Titans icon The Titans
ProtagonistsAjaxIcon Ajax ยท Amanra Icon Amanra ยท FolstagIcon King Folstag ยท Titan Gaia Icon Gaia ยท Adult Kastor Icon Kastor ยท SonOfOsirisIcon Son of Osiris
AntagonistsMelagius icon General Melagius ยท Titan Kronos Icon Kronos ยท Titan Prometheus Icon Prometheus ยท Kronny Icon Servant of Kronos
Supporting charactersArkantos Icon Arkantos ยท Atlantean Commander ยท Krios icon Krios ยท Zeno
BuildingsAutomaton icon Automaton Statue ยท Statue Chimera Icon Chimera statue ยท Statue Cyclops Icon Cyclops statue ยท Gaia Pool icon AoM Gaia Pool ยท Statue Hydra Icon Hydra statue ยท Statue Manticore Icon Manticore statue ยท Statue Nemean Lion Icon Nemean Lion statue ยท TempleAOMIcon Overgrown Temple ยท Statue of Melagius icon Statue of Melagius ยท TempleAOMIcon Temple of Kronos ยท AomWonderIcon Tower of Odin ยท Statue Valkyrie Icon Valkyrie statue
Embellishment objectsSummoning Tree icon AoM Summoning Tree
God powersDeconstructionWonderIcon Deconstruction Wonder ยท Seedofgaia Seed of Gaia
AoM Extended icon Tale of the Dragon
ProtagonistsJiao-Long Icon Jiao-Long ยท Shun Icon Shun ยท Zhi Icon Zhi
AntagonistsDanzhu Icon Danzhu ยท Yama
Supporting charactersSpecial-c-azure-dragon-icon Ao Kuang ยท Special-c-earth-dragon-icon Dilong ยท Krios icon Emperor Yao ยท TitanChineseIcon Pangu ยท Special-c-vermilion-bird-icon Vermilion Bird
Other unitsGriffon Icon Griffon
BuildingsExcavationIcon Dam ยท Tent Icon Roc Tent
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Cinematic hero g icon Misenus ยท Mnevis
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