Psychological Activity in the Homeric Circe Episode

Circe guides Odysseus towards the recuperation of his mental powers. First she sends him to Hades, where he recovers his self-awareness. Then she offers him practical advice for the last part of his journey. Yet in all of her instructions there is still room for individual decision-making. In the Odyssey the gods may know the inevitable outcome of certain alternatives, but men's fortune is very much determined by their own decisions.

Circe guides Odysseus towards the recuperation of his mental powers.