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Sarah Iles Johnston, Restless Dead: Encounters Between the Living and the Dead in Ancient Greece, University of California Press, 1999, p. 207. Homeric Hymns. Hymn to Demeter, 25, with the commentator; Pausanias. Description of Greece i, 43.1. Bring some elements related to Hekate: down below you are going to find a few of the main elements you can use to create an altar. You can use one, two, three, or all of them or you can skip those suggestions and choose a few items that make you think of Hekate. When it comes to altars, the more you can customize them, the better! Aristophanes. Wasps, 816; Lysistrata, 64; Euripides. Medea, 396; Porphyrius. On Abstinence ii, 16; Hesychius, s.v. Ἑκάταια.

From her father Perses, Hecate is often called “Perseis” (meaning “daughter of Perses”) [74] [75] which is also the name of one of the Oceanid nymphs, Helios’ wife and Circe’s mother in other versions. [76] In one version of Hecate's parentage, she is the daughter of Perses not the son of Crius but the son of Helios, whose mother is the Oceanid Perse. [77] Karl Kerenyi noted the similarity between the names, perhaps denoting a chthonic connection among the two and the goddess Persephone; [78] it is possible that this epithet gives evidence of a lunar aspect of Hecate. [79] Fowler also noted that the pairing (i. e. Helios and Perse) made sense given Hecate’s association with the Moon. [80] Mooney however notes that when it comes to the nymph Perse herself, there's no evidence of her actually being a moon goddess on her own right. [81] Cult [ edit ] Hecate holding two torches and dancing in front of an altar, beyond which is a cult statue, ca. 350–300 BC, red-figure vase, Capua, Italy. Hecate's cult became established in Athens about 430 BCE. At this time, the sculptor Alcamenes made the earliest known triple-formed Hecate statue for use at her new temple. While this sculpture has not survived to the present day, numerous later copies are extant. [29] It has been speculated that this triple image, usually situated around a pole or pillar, was derived from earlier representations of the goddess using three masks hung on actual wooden poles, possibly placed at crossroads and gateways. [29] Sanctuaries [ edit ] Part of a series on In the earliest written source mentioning Hecate, Hesiod emphasized that she was an only child, the daughter of Perses and Asteria, the sister of Leto (the mother of Artemis and Apollo). Grandmother of the three cousins was Phoebe [125] the ancient Titan goddess whose name was often used for the moon goddess. [143] [144] In various later accounts, Hecate was given different parents. [145] She was said to be the daughter of Zeus by either Asteria, according to Musaeus, [146] Hera, thus identified with Angelos, [147] or Pheraea, daughter of Aeolus; [148] the daughter of Aristaeus the son of Paion, according to Pherecydes; [149] the daughter of Nyx, according to Bacchylides; [146] the daughter of Perses, the son of Helios, by an unknown mother, according to Diodorus Siculus; [77] while in Orphic literature, she was said to be the daughter of Demeter [150] or Leto [151] or even Tartarus. [152] Is Hecate dark? Many say she’s a dark goddess and it seems that reputation precedes her. However, people forget she’s a goddess of childbirth and LIFE, too! She helps heal women in need of reproductive healing and aids in the birthing process. She’s as much LIGHT as she is DARK. She encompasses all of these things – she IS the polarity. Don’t be afraid to work with her because of how others perceive her. I can tell you I’ve only had good, healing experiences with her. Hecate’s Origins and Myths Is it finding new love or making the existing one healthier than ever? Is it maybe some positivity that would make your life flourish as you've never thought it could? Or is it something unique that your life is missing?a b c d Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony, eds. (1996). The Oxford Classical Dictionary (Thirded.). New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 671. ISBN 0-19-866172-X. Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

Spellcasting is an art that must NOT be taken carelessly. If you are trying to solve a problem you're facing, you should consider hiring a professional witch that cast spells safely for everyone involved. This way, you know it's being done by someone experienced and knowledgeable, and I'm also always here to answer questions about your casting and provide follow-up at no additional charge. By the 5th century BCE, Hecate had come to be strongly associated with ghosts, possibly due to conflation with the Thessalian goddess Enodia (meaning "traveller"), who travelled the earth with a retinue of ghosts and was depicted on coinage wearing a leafy crown and holding torches, iconography strongly associated with Hecate. [29] As a goddess of witchcraft [ edit ] Hecate is the goddess of witchcraft and was specifically known for her herbal knowledge. Sources say there was a sacred garden dedicated to Hecate at her temple in Colchis (modern day Georgia). This garden would’ve contained her sacred trees, herbs and poisons. Study medicinal and magical herbalism and become one of Hecate’s priestesses. By growing and harvesting your own herbs, you’re recreating Hecate’s garden at Colchis. Your herbal creations also serve as offering to Hecate. 8. Dark Moon RitualsAccording to Hesiod, Theogony 507–511, Clymene, one of the Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, at Hesiod, Theogony 351, was the mother by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. Whether or not Hecate's worship originated in Greece, some scholars have suggested that the name derives from a Greek root, and several potential source words have been identified. For example, ἑκών "willing" (thus, "she who works her will" or similar), may be related to the name Hecate. [13] However, no sources suggested list will or willingness as a major attribute of Hecate, which makes this possibility unlikely. [14] Another Greek word suggested as the origin of the name Hecate is Ἑκατός Hekatos, an obscure epithet of Apollo [11] interpreted as "the far reaching one" or "the far-darter". [15] This has been suggested in comparison with the attributes of the goddess Artemis, strongly associated with Apollo and frequently equated with Hecate in the classical world. Supporters of this etymology suggest that Hecate was originally considered an aspect of Artemis prior to the latter's adoption into the Olympian pantheon. Artemis would have, at that point, become more strongly associated with purity and maidenhood, on the one hand, while her originally darker attributes like her association with magic, the souls of the dead, and the night would have continued to be worshipped separately under her title Hecate. [16] Though often considered the most likely Greek origin of the name, the Ἑκατός theory does not account for her worship in Asia Minor, where her association with Artemis seems to have been a late development, and the competing theories that the attribution of darker aspects and magic to Hecate were themselves not originally part of her cult. [14] e.g. Gerald Milnes, Signs, Cures, & Witchery, Univ. of Tennessee Press, 2007, p. 116; Samuel X. Radbill, "The Role of Animals in Infant Feeding", in American Folk Medicine: A Symposium Ed. Wayland D. Hand. Berkeley: University of California Press

You can expect private sessions, customized spells that I'll create just for you, and free consultations before and after spell casting.You can also read hundreds of different testimonials that you can find at each spell. Once, Hermes chased Hecate (or Persephone) with the aim to rape her; but the goddess snored or roared in anger, frightening him off so that he desisted, hence her earning the name " Brimo" ("angry"). [157] Genealogy [ edit ] Hecate's family tree [158] You can use items related to the symbols connected with her like a snake, a torch, a knife, a key, or a wheel of Hekate.

Marlowe, Christopher (c. 1603) [first published 1604; performed earlier]. Doctor Faustus. actIII, scene2, line21– via Google Books. Pluto's blue fire and Hecat's tree