Circean poison

Circean poison
A draught of any kind that is magically and fatally infatuating, such as applause. The expression is named after Circe, from Greek mythology and particularly from her actions in the The Odyssey, when she tempted men to excess before turning them into pigs.

O foulest Circean draught, thou poison of Popular Applause! madness is in thee, and death; thy end is Bedlam and the Grave.


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  • CIRCEAN POISON —    a draught of any kind that is magically and fatally infatuating, such as the effect often of popular applause …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Circe — For other uses, see Circe (disambiguation). Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus, by John William Waterhouse. In Greek mythology, Circe ( …   Wikipedia

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