Circe

by Madeline Miller · 2018

Born to the sun‑god Helios and a mortal mother, Circe grows up feeling out of place—neither as mighty as her father nor as seductive as her mother. When she discovers her own brand of magic, she can turn rivals into beasts and even challenge the gods. Banished by Zeus to a remote island, she hones her craft, tames wild creatures, and encounters legendary figures such as the Minotaur, Daedalus, Icarus, Medea, and the wily Odysseus. As love and danger intertwine, Circe must decide whether her heart belongs with the divine realm of her birth or the mortal world she has come to cherish, forging her own heroic destiny.