Definition: Circe is the daughter of Helios who lives in a mansion in a forest on the island of Aeaea. She is a sister of Medea's father, King Aeetes of Colchis,and Minos' wife, Pasiphae. Circe is a goddess and sorceress who uses drugs to transform men into beasts. In the Odyssey she transforms Odysseus' men into animals, but then restores them. In Hesiod's Theogony, Circe bears sons to Odysseus, including Telegonus.
Alternate Spellings: kirke
Examples: The seductive Circe turns men into swine.
