Circe

In the ancient Greek tale of the Odyssey, Circe was a bad-tempered but beautiful sorceress. She had turned Scylla into a monster, out of jealousy. She was a daughter of the sun. She turned men into swine. or other animals. When Odysseus (Ulysses to the Romans) showed up on Circe's island, she turned his men into pigs. However, Mercury had warned Ulysses of what Circe would do, and gave him an herb that protected him from her spell. In order to rescue his men, Ulysses forced Circe to release them. Nevertheless, he fell under her spell. She, likewise, fell in love with him, and and he stayed on with her, on her island for about a year or two. They had at least two children together.

Eventually, when Odysseus decided to leave Circe, and return to his home in Ithaca, Circe told him what he needed to know about the two possible ways he might take his ship.