Circe was the Goddess of Sorcery, daughter of Helios, the Sun God and Perse, the Ocean Nymph. She was a powerful enchantress in the art of potions, famous for her talent of mixing herbs and turning humans into animals. In the “Odyssey”, Homer described Circe as a beautiful, fearsome Goddess with a human voice and beautiful hair. During his return to Ithaca, Odysseus and his companions arrived in Aeaea, Circe’s island, and the sorceress transformed them into swine. Only ingenious Odysseus managed to trick her, as he used the holy herb moly, a mythical plant with a white flower and a black root, to protect himself from Circe's potion. Eventually, he managed to free his men from the spell and continued his journey to Ithaca.