Hecate is an ancient Goddess from an earlier pre-Greek strata of myth. And why not? 362, and note, 411–413, 424–425), whose enthumion, the quasi-technical word designating their longing for vengeance, was much dreaded. Scholfield) (Greek natural history C2nd A.D.) : . Med. who were referred to as the 'Death However, somewhat more substantial evidence is found by considering together two unrelated passages of Bacchylides. : Riordan Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. There is another attribute of Hecate indicating a gatekeeper role: the holding of a key. 396; Porphyr. Carbon, S. Peels and V. Pirenne-Delforge, Collection of Greek Ritual Norms (CGRN), Liège 2015– (, Suidas s.v. Rhod. They turned her into a deceitful weasel (or polecat), making her live in crannies and gave her a grotesque way of mating. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) . (Apollon. Celoria) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Heroid. (Aristoph. "The maiden daughter of Perseus, Brimo [Hekate] Trimorphos.". Hekate got [the Gigante] Klytios (Clytius) with fire-brands.". The myths and legends surrounding Pp. What is so confusing here is if Hecate was seen as a daughter of minor parents such as Perses and Asteria, why would Zeus "give" Her so much power and ruler of Earth, Heaven and the Underworld, and He favored Her above all. teaching purposes whether it be through a coven or website. "The maiden daughter of Perseus, Brimo [Hekate] Trimorphos (the three-formed). : create or calm storms and was Pac. art as a triple divinity, as shown In this myth the queen was clearly identified with Bendis, the Thrakian Hekate, who was offered dogs in sacrifice. ", Aelian, On Animals 12. Lith. The lunar month was divided into three parts, and our moon had three aspects: as the waxing, the full and waning sign of a divine presence in the sky. 816, Lysistr. Goold) (Roman elegy C1st B.C.) He [Odysseus] shall pour on the shore offerings for thee, unhappy one, fearing the anger of the three-necked goddess [Hekate], for that he shall hurl the first stone at thy [Hekabe's] stoning and begin the dark sacrifice to Haides. (Orph. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 3. Permission is needed for material taken from Hecate's Cauldron to be used for 49; Schol. Her name means "worker from afar" from the Greek word hekatos. She was the only child of the Titanes Perses and Asteria from whom she received her power over heaven, earth, and sea. And Perses had a daughter Hekate (Hecate), who surpassed her father in boldness and lawlessness. There are two other known references to Hecate in Archaic literature. Odysseus received Queen Hekabe (Hecuba) as his captive following the fall of Troy. [3.1] NYX (Bacchylides Frag 1B, Scholiast on Apoll. . Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th - 4th B.C.) Hermes is the only deity, besides Persephone, with whom Hekate significantly shared chthonic functions. (Orph. The role as chthonic deities of which both deities received sacrificial meals left at their statutes. ii. study of the Greek classics. She holds, and shares, the knowledge of all healing modalities and the uses of plants. Rieu) (Greek epic C3rd B.C.) primordial goddess of night 1175; Schol. Rackham) (Roman rhetorician C1st B.C.) with Erebus, another important god of the : She was the only child of the Titanes Perses and Asteria from whom she received her power over heaven, earth, and sea. been passed down through the ages Hecate's Herstory . Her power is also healing, for as Mother of All, Her compassion is boundless. So, there are many aspects which connect Hecate to Persephone as there are many speculations if Persephone and Hecate are one and the same. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : The masculine form of the name, Hekatos, was a common epithet of the god Apollon. In fact, Her wisdom is so profound that no mortal can hope to know it all, or to predict Her actions, which may seem mercurial. Hekate is portrayed to have two torches in her hands with her dog companion. The loft can also be used as a meeting area, game room, whatever the campers want. In many parts of the world, they feel that the crossroads are supernatural places....places to work magick and to encounter spirits of all kinds. Her cousin Apollo had the title Hekatos, as early as Homer, and Artemis took Hekate as a title, at least by the end of the fifth century. [Diviners] spin this sphere and make invocations. In the Orphic Hymn to Hekate, she is called kleidouchos ("key-holder"). famous for her knowledge of herbs, (Many believe that Hecate is not the daughter of Zeus as Hecate is Pre-Greek.  Also there is a picture of Hecate holding the Sun God Zeus when he was a small child. made so that the goddess would Role & Function: The function of Hecate is [5.1] DEMETER (Orphic Frag, Scholiast on Apoll. child of the Titans Perses and : Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 29 (trans. Fact 2 : Shrines and statues to While both Artemis and Hecate are evoked in childbirth, this is in the sense of helping with an exclusively feminine mystery, unlike the Goddess Hera, Zeus’ wife, who is guardian of the relationship of woman to man. One might conjecture the images be of Asklepios (Asclepius) and Hygeia, but they might be Trophonios and Herkyna, because they think that serpents are just as much sacred to Trophonios as Asklepios. is often confused with Trivia, If a significant link existed between the two at the time, based on their being Moon-Goddess and Sun-God, it plays no important role in the Hymn, yet their well known association with Medeia makes it unlikely that their pairing is coincidental. ", Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 111 (trans. Name of Husband: Aeetes 1 (trans. Phoebe (which is another name for Moon) bore to Koios two daughters: the Goddess Leto, (mother of Artemis and Apollo) , and Asteria, (star Goddess) who bore Hecate to Perses/Persios (the son of Eurybia "Goddess of wide force, " who some say was a daughter to Gaia. Hecate was believed to ease their transitions into the “otherworld,” as she did for Persephone. Hecate is a Goddess shrouded in mystery, for there is continuing debate about Her name, origin and character. She is the Crone. ", Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 436 ff : At the close of every month dishes with food were set out for her and other averters of evil at the points where two roads crossed each other; and this food was consumed by poor people. "In 340 B.C., however, the Byzantines, with the aid of the Athenians, withstood a siege successfully, an occurrence the more remarkable as they were attacked by the greatest general of the age, Philip of Macedon. i. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. on Apoll. [1.1] PERSES & ASTERIA (Hesiod Theogony 404, Apollodorus 1.8) Most ancient drawings, whether they are on plates, bowls, jars, etc., one never sees an elderly lady portrayed. coin, worth three drachmas, issued by She is mounted through the ears and gives birth by bringing forth her young through the throat. She comes to take the living to the land of death, and so seems hard and even cruel, but She releases us from suffering and illness. Sat. However, Hecate’s appearances are very brief and sudden. These are the biaiothanatoi, aoroi and ataphoi (cf. If Hecate can be considered a Goddess of Transitions, she was particularly a suitable goddess to evoke in all matters concerning birth and death. Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Campbell, Vol. Perses had a daughter Hekate . That fate of hers stirred pity in the hearts of friend and foe, Trojans and Greeks alike, and all the gods as well--all: Juno [Hera] too, Jove's wife and sister, did herself declare the tragic end of Hecuba unfair. She guides souls into birth, and back into the soul's True Home at death. described as being the the goddess of magic, And the daughter of rich-haired Rheia answered her not, but sped swiftly with her, holding flaming torches in her hands. bloody slaughter of the battlefield. She is the guardian of the liminal zones — the border lands, the edges, the place where choices can make the world over. In The Staff of Serapis, Annabeth mentioned that she sampled healing potions from the Hecate kids and they usually tasted like pond scum soup. attributes. Some were the result of her union with Erebus, another important god of the infernal region. Hecate, the Greek goddess of She is a protector Goddess, implacable yet tender-hearted. 3.467) What is more, they do not merely form accidental groups of three–usually a group of three sisters–but actually are real trinities, sometimes almost forming a single Threefold Goddess. Hesiod’s Theogony is probably the oldest, surviving major Greek work of literature.  It dates to the late eighth or early seventh century which is slightly earlier than the current dating of Homer’s work. When the Roman Empire conquered And the island spur of Pakhynos (Pachynus) [in Sicily] shall hold thine [Hekabe's] awful cenotaph, piled by the hands of thy master [Odysseus], prompted by dreams when thou hast gotten the rites of death in front of the streams of Heloros. "Troy fell and Priam too. 29c (trans. It is even possible that the role in the Mysteries (Eleusis) are part of the arreton ("secret things") and thus unmentionable by initiates. It has often been suggested that Persephone originated as two distinct figures: Persephone, a pre-Greek Queen of the Dead, and Kore, the Greek daughter of Demeter. Her torches could also represent the light of the Moon, the fire representing childbirth. Hekate was usually depicted in Greek vase painting as a woman holding twin torches. (Athen. GODDESS HECATE. A complicating factor in understanding Hecate’s relationship with Persephone is that the latter is not a simple figure. Spirits' or the 'Death Fates' were The Greek soul was in later patriarchal times, unhappy with the independent Artemis who is the wild virgin of the hunt and only by remaining aloof from contact with the masculine can She retain Her independence. made her way to Polymestor, author of that foul murder, and sought an audience . 3.467 ap Musaeus)[3.1] NYX (Bacchylides Frag 1B, Scholiast on Apoll. Percy Jackson made a wish that the minor gods and their children were respected just as much as the major gods and demigods, on Olympus and at Camp Half-Blood. Ovid connects Hekabe (Hecuba) or Hekate with the dog-star Seirios (Sirius) or Maira].". If Hecate is the unnamed Goddess referred to in the "ode", this timing might therefore reflect a very old lunar aspect of Her. She as described as follows: 411: She is the child of Titans Asteria and Perses (and thus a cousin of Artemis and Apollo); 411-15: She is honoured by Zeus above all others, and has been granted shares by him in the Sky, Earth, and Sea (Underworld to Homer)....an honor to which Hecate already had! A complete bibliography of the translations quoted on this page. Rhod. Some were the result of her union (Hes. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4. In the second half of the fifth century, there is in Greek literature a side of Hecate that is both frightening and new. This extensive power possessed by Hecate was probably the reason that subsequently she was confounded and identified with several other divinities, and at length became a mystic goddess, to whom mysteries were celebrated in Samothrace (Lycoph.

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