Aeaea
placeΑἰαία
Island of the sorceress Circe
Aeaea was the mythical island home of Circe, the divine sorceress who transformed Odysseus's men into swine and became his lover for a year.
The Myth
After escaping the Laestrygonians, Odysseus landed on Aeaea. Circe, daughter of Helios, dwelt there in a stone palace surrounded by docile wolves and lions — men she had enchanted. She turned Odysseus's advance party into pigs. Protected by the herb moly given by Hermes, Odysseus resisted her magic. He stayed a year as her lover before his crew demanded they continue homeward. Circe directed him to the land of the dead to consult Tiresias.
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swinewandmoly herbstone palace
Fun Fact
Ancient Romans identified Aeaea with Cape Circeo on the Italian coast — still called Monte Circeo today.