the Greek goddess of metamorphosis and illusion. She was also a goddess of necromancy, skilled in the use of potions and drugs in her many spells. It is this connection to magic that keeps her relevant among today's witches.In some traditions, Circe is regarded as the goddess who invented magic, with Homer's Epigrams XIV calling her the daimona (spirit) of magic. Even her name is derived from the Greek word "kirko" (meaning "to secure with rings" or "hoop around")—a reference to her association with binding magic.While not wholly evil, Circe certainly wasn't a "good" witch either. She was known to turn the men she came across into animals, with their minds intact so as to fully appreciate their predicament. When a woman named Scylla unknowingly invited Circe's jealousy, the goddess used a potion to change her into a hideous sea monster. And perhaps most famously, Circe was the goddess who fell in love with Odysseus after he and his crew landed on her island home of Aeaea. She turned all but one of Odysseus' crewmen into animals and forced him to live with her for an entire year. It took the help of the god Hermes to defeat her spells and free Odysseus from her grasp.
