Circean poison

Etymology
After the Greek mythological figure of Circe, who (in the Odyssey) tempted men to excess before turning them into pigs.

Noun

 * 1) A poison or potion that changes the body but not the mind.
 * 2) Anything magically (and fatally) captivating, such as a potion or applause.
 * 3) * 1834, Thomas Carlyle, "The Death of Edward Irving," essay from Fraser's Magazine 61 (1834):
 * O foulest Circean draught, thou poison of Popular Applause! madness is in thee, and death; thy end is Bedlam and the Grave.
 * O foulest Circean draught, thou poison of Popular Applause! madness is in thee, and death; thy end is Bedlam and the Grave.