Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, sometimes rendered as Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus, is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style by the English painter John William Waterhouse, completed in 1891. It depicts the sorceress Circe from Homer's Odyssey seated on a throne, extending a cup toward the viewer as she prepares to transform Odysseus's men. The painting is held in Gallery Oldham in Oldham, England. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Year Created LocationGallery Oldham, Oldham, England 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (Wikipedia)
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created in 1891
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Oil on canvas
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It is now in Gallery Oldham, Oldham, England.
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Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, sometimes rendered as Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus, is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style by the English painter John William Waterhouse, completed in 1891.
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