Circe: Style 1 key example

Chapter 3
Explanation and Analysis:

Miller's writing style is characterized by vivid detail and description that makes the world of ancient Greek mythology come alive in visceral ways. For example, in Chapter 3, Minos comes to marry Pasiphaë. Circe describes him with a pair of similes that help paint a vivid picture:

Minos, king of Crete, son of Zeus and a mortal woman. A demigod, his kind were called, mortal themselves but blessed by their divine parentage. He towered over his advisers, his hair thick as matted brush and his chest broad as the deck of a ship.