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Below is the current dedication plaque for ''Circe''. The original motto comes from the Robert Fitzgerald translation of The Odyssey: "Dear friends, no need for stealth; here's a young weaver singing a pretty song to set the air atingle on these lawns and paven courts..." | Below is the current dedication plaque for ''Circe''. The original motto comes from the Robert Fitzgerald translation of The Odyssey: "Dear friends, no need for stealth; here's a young weaver singing a pretty song to set the air atingle on these lawns and paven courts..." | ||
However, after her refit to the new "Bastion" command battlecruiser configuration, CIRCE simply adopted the fond nickname her battle- | However, after her refit to the new "Bastion" command battlecruiser configuration, CIRCE simply adopted the fond nickname her battle-hardened crew had given her as a new motto: "The Old Witch." | ||
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