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Hecate. By Sydney Walsh. Greek and Roman Names:. Greek name: Hecate, Εκατη Roman name: Trivia. Influences:. Hecate, or Trivia, was the Queen of night, goddess of crossroads, and witchcraft/sorcery.
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Hecate By Sydney Walsh
Greek and Roman Names: • Greek name: Hecate, Εκατη • Roman name: Trivia
Influences: • Hecate, or Trivia, was the Queen of night, goddess of crossroads, and witchcraft/sorcery. • Hecate is known as a triple goddess, Luna for the moon or night, Diana in her earthly form, and Hecate as the underworld goddess. • She haunted crossroads, and graveyards (At this time crossroads were considered ghostly, and to be places of evil magic).
Relationships with other Gods: • Her parents are Perses and Asteria. • Hecate had several relationships, including: Phorcus (Sea Deity), Apollo, and Aeetes. • Within these relationships she had several children, Scylla, Circe, Medea, and Apsyrtus.
Symbols: • Two torches, symbolizing the illumination of darkness. • A knife, representing her care for women, and birth. • A rope, symbolizing the umbilical cord, and link between life and death. • The cross, representing the crossroads
Hecate: http://www.teenwitch.com/divine/greek/pict/f_hecate_triformu.jpg http://www.theoi.com/image/img_hekate.jpg http://lorikarels.com/mediac/400_0/media/43600012_edited.JPG
Scared things to Hecate: • Plants: Lavender, mint, myrrh, and hellebore. • Poisons: Aconite, hemlock, mandrake, belladonna, and opium poppy. • Cypress trees, and yew bushes were especially sacred. • All wild animals, specifically animals associated with the dark, ravens, owls, and snakes. • Her most sacred animal was a black she dog (which is often pictured next to her).
Opium Poppy Aconite Yew Bush
Bibliography: • http://www.maicar.com/GML/Hecate.html • http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html • http://www.hecatescauldron.org/The%20Goddess%20Hecate.htm • http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/greek_goddess_Hecate.htm