Chiron’s Guide to Who’s Who in Greek Mythology

Circe (Sear’-see)

Enchantress

Distinguishing Features: Great hairdo, beautiful robes, enchanting singing voice, deadly wand hidden up her sleeve.

Now: Circe runs a fashionable spa and resort on an island in the Sea of Monsters. Stop in if you’d like a makeover, but be warned, you might not leave the same person, or even the same species.

Then: Circe loved to entertain sailors. She would welcome them warmly, feed them well, then turn them into pigs. Odysseus put a stop to this practice by eating a magic herb, then holding the sorceress at knife-point until she released his polymorphed crewmates. Circe promptly fell in love with Odysseus. Go figure.