Circe in the arts famous name indicates a whore and any who loves such a one loses his reason'. His English imitator Geoffrey Whitney used a variation of Alciato's illustration in his own "Choice of Emblemes" (1586) but gave it the new title of "Homines voluptatibus transformantur", men are transformed by their passions. This explains her appearance in the Nighttown section named after her in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses". Written in the form of a stage script, it makes of Circe the brothel madam, Bella Cohen. Bloom, the book's protagonist, fantasizes that she turns into a cruel man-tamer named Mr Bello who makes him
Keep on the Borderlands (novel) Keep on the Borderlands (novel) Keep on the Borderlands is a 2001 fantasy novel by Ru Emerson, set in the world of Greyhawk, and based on the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game, specifically the adventure B2 "The Keep on the Borderlands". The main characters are predominantly human or elven, leaving out halflings and dwarves. Eddis, a woman mercenary, is the primary protagonist and point of view character. The novel was also set in the World of Greyhawk with scant references to its location. In 2001, Wizards of the Coast published "Keep on the Borderlands", a novelization by Ru Emerson for