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I confess�I sort of have a�thing for Circe. I don�t
know what it is, but something about her �warm and caring� personality and
her love for pigs just makes me want to be buddy-buddy with her, you know?
No, eh, probably because you�re sane. Have I thought about naming my first
born girl after her�sure I�ve thought about it, am I still thinking about
it? Uh, he he�.next subject!
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So, what exactly is my fascination with her, well, let�s
start from the top. When I was younger than I am now, the Wishbone: The
Odyssey game first inspired me to understand Circe. I decided that in all my
�excellent brilliance� and free time that I was going to create a book based
on all of the mythologies that I oh, so loved. Needless to say that barely
got off the ground, but the short amount of research I did spurred me to
delve deeper into the enigma that is Circe.
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She is quite fascinating actually, most people when they
hear of her name, they thing oh! The witch who loves turning people into
pigs! While this is true, most people fail to realize that she, according to
mythological texts, was much more than that. Did you know that she was the
daughter of the Sun God? Mmmhm and she had a niece who she was particularly
interested in caring for? Yep, and she loves the feel of the ocean. As far
as Pi�a Colada�s, the taste of champagne, and making love at midnight go
�eh, refer to the texts of Odysseus and their sons.
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Anyhoo, I first decided to use the soubriquet Circe, after
the tragic loss of my character Sailor Minerva. I strive to be original�and
to stay that way. My two Senshi are on that path as well, and I intend to
keep it that way. Yes, it *does* refer to Sailormoon, what doesn�t? Well
Sminerva, as I was known and still am in some parts of town (intcomm),
became too unoriginal as there were too many Sailor Minerva�s out, so I had
to dump that and go with something that was original and nobody would think
of. Now I am not known as simply Circe, Circe Yokoshima is my main screename
because of its meaning; Circe literally means �Falcon� and Yokoshima
translates to �Evil�. I chose Yokoshima because it represented the popular
opinion of her at the time; I know lame, you were expecting some deeper
meaning than that. Hey, at least I didn�t say �because it sounded cool��even
though it does IMO. ^^�
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As the years passed, the name just kind of stuck, and I
doubt that I�ll be changing it any time soon�if e countless ever. But, Circe
still is a part of my artistic life. I use pictures and representations of
her for my characters. Of course, I tweak them a bit, but they all turn out
to be more original than one would think. So I owe 5 years give or take of
being Circe to my love of mythology and Wishbone: The Odyssey. At least you
know why. |
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