{"date":"August 8","id":"08-08","intro":["Unfavorable winds sent by angry gods blew the ships of Odysseus far off their course. The sailors were cast upon a remote island, governed by an enchantress where, for their coarse manners, they were put under a magic spell."],"minutes":28,"readings":[{"author":"Homer","end":144,"start":133,"volume":22,"work":"Odyssey"}],"slug":"august-8","status":"proofread","title":"Men Transformed by Circe’s Wand","url":"/harvard-classics/august-8/","words":5666}