Circe (/ˈsɜːrsiː/; Ancient Greek: Κίρκη Kírkē pronounced [kírkɛː]) isan enchantress in Greek mythology. She is a daughter of the godHelios and either the Oceanid nymph Perse or the goddess Hecate.Circe was renowned for her vast knowledge of potions and herbs;one of her Homeric epithets is polypharmakos ("knowing manydrugs or charms"). Through the use of these and a magic wand orstaff, she would transform her enemies, or those who offended her,into animals.