Odysseus chasing Circe, painting on an Ancient Greek bowl

"The Magician Circe", by Giovanni Domenico Cerrini. a 17th-century Italian painter

In Greek mythology, Circe (/ˈsɜːrsiː/; Greek Κίρκη Kírkē "falcon") is a minor goddess of magic. Sometimes, she is described as a nymph, witch, enchantress or sorceress. In the Odyssey Homer describes her as 'The loveliest of all immortals,' living on the island of Aeaea, famous for her part in the adventures of Odysseus.