Circe is a figure from ancient Greek mythology known as an enchantress and minor goddess of magic and sorcery. She is typically described as the daughter of Helios, the sun god, and the Oceanid nymph Perse (or sometimes Hecate). Circe is renowned for her knowledge of potions, herbs, and magical incantations, which she used to transform humans into animals such as wolves, lions, and swine. Her most famous mythological role appears in Homer's Odyssey , where the hero Odysseus lands on her island, Aeaea. There, Circe initially turns most of his crew into swine but later reverses the spell after Odysseus, aided by the god Hermes, resists her magic. Odysseus then lives with Circe for a year, and they have children together, including Latinus and Telegonus. Circe is also known for transforming other figures in mythology, such as turning the nymph Scylla into a monster out of jealousy and the king Picus into a woodpecker for rejecting her advances. Circe’s character embodies both the power and danger of magic in Greek myth, portrayed as both a formidable sorceress and a complex figure capable of love and vengeance. Her island, Aeaea, is depicted as a mystical place guarded by animals she transformed. Circe’s name derives from a Greek word meaning "to encircle" or "hoop around," symbolizing her binding magical powers
