When the Amazons were born, Circe was wary, but Ares assured her that they were his to destroy.
Circe, driven by Hecate's hatred, fanned the flames of gender alienation: men and women had always distrusted one another to an extent, she merely fanned such flames, sowing suspicion and betrayal wherever she went. The terror of her name and power quickly spread throughout the ancient world. She razed the kingdom of Colchis in a single day and developed the power to turn people into animals. But before she died, the goddess made a prophecy: "Upon the death of witch and the birth of witch, Hecate, by name and choice, shall repossess her soul." Circe did not pay much attention to the prophecy at first, elated by her incredible powers. Circe agreed, and after the exchange, Hecate's body was destroyed. She made Circe a proposition: immortality, eternal beauty, and incredible power in exchange for her soul (Hecate's soul would go to Circe). The goddess Hecate would answer her prayers, desiring for Circe to be the instrument of Hecate's own revenge against the Greek gods. She used the Sirens to lure seafarers to the island, but it was not enough to sate her lust for power. Driven out of the kingdom, she found refuge on a small island, Aeaea, and began to accumulate considerable magical power-but it was limited to the island.
Over 1,200 years B.C., Circe was a princess of Colchis, but according to her own words, her subjects objected to her killing her weak husband.