Circe is the daughter of Helios and Perseis. In her palace on her island, she waits for lost sailors to come wandering to her door. Instead of treating them as guests, they are drugged and served for dinner. It is commonly told that she is an evil goddess and any who dared stay on that dangerous island would be killed.

Hermes warned Odysseus of Circe’s tricks, allowing him to ensnare Circe with oaths before she could do him harm. After being outsmarted by Odysseus, she surrendered instantly and released the twenty men she had turned in to pigs, restoring them back to their original form with another of her potions. After this, Circe showed her good faith by opening doors for every lost sailor and gave them as much comfort as possible.

Circe and Odysseus had two children, Agrios and Latinos.