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Circé

/siʁ.se/

proper noun/siʁ.se/

Circe; 34 Circe, a main belt asteroid

Inherited from Middle French Circe, from Latin Circē, Circa, from Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē). The asteroid was discovered in 1855 by Jean Chacornac and named after the sorceress.

Circé — French Dictionary | Passage