# Circe — Metamorphoses character guide

> Circe in Metamorphoses by Ovid.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Straight Circe, baneful filters Circe, Titanian Circe

**First appearance:** 0142-story-of-picus-and-canens

## Snapshot

A sorceress of terrible power who transforms rivals and victims alike, her unrequited loves leaving a trail of monstrous metamorphoses.

## Who they are

Circe rules a court of enchanted herbs and beasts, a goddess whose mastery of transformation makes her both fascinating and fearsome. When Glaucus rejects her in favor of Scylla, her wounded pride curdles into a vengeance that poisons the very sea. Her willingness to deform an innocent rival reveals how love and spite intertwine in her nature, making her one of Ovid's most memorable agents of cruel, creative punishment.

## Relationships

### [Scylla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/characters/scylla)

_rivalry_

Circe, jealous of Scylla, transforms her into a sea monster out of spite.

### [Scylla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/characters/scylla)

_rivalry_

Circe, jealous of Scylla, transforms her into a sea monster out of spite.

## In the story

### [Story of Glaucus and Scylla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/chapters/story-of-glaucus-and-scylla)

Mentioned as the destination Glaucus seeks after being spurned by Scylla.

### [Transformation of Scylla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/chapters/transformation-of-scylla)

The sorceress who, spurned by Glaucus, vengefully transforms Scylla.

### [Adventures of Macareus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/chapters/adventures-of-macareus)

The enchantress who transforms Ulysses's men into swine, later becomes his host and lover for twelve months after being overpowered.

### [Story of Picus and Canens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/chapters/story-of-picus-and-canens)

Enamoured of Picus, she transforms him into a woodpecker and his companions into beasts when spurned.

## Links

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