In this paper, I will argue that Madeline Miller, a contemporary writer, reconfigures our imaginations by casting the character of Circe in place of Odysseus, the quintessential representation of the Mediterranean man. Throughout her story, in between the adventure novel and the coming-of-age novel (Bildungsroman), the author seeks to revise a literary tradition considered sexist: indeed, the women characters of the Odyssey, although numerous, are left behind on the shore by the hero or assume the agonistic part of the epic poem. The novel Circe thus challenges the great heroes of the ancient Greece and the values they are standing for, and outlines a subversive counter-Odyssey in which Odysseus’ part is downplayed. This substitution of Cir...