Greek mythology
Hecate
Goddess of witchcraft, crossroads and the moon
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Divine · Underworld · Wisdom
- Appears in
- Demeter and Persephone
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Hecate is the shadowy goddess of magic, ghosts and the places where three roads meet, holding power over heaven, earth and the underworld alike. Torch in hand, she alone hears Persephone's cry during the abduction and guides Demeter through the dark. Honoured at every threshold and crossroads, she is the keeper of boundaries between the living and the dead.
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Demeter and Persephone
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- Who is Hecate?
- Hecate is the shadowy goddess of magic, ghosts and the places where three roads meet, holding power over heaven, earth and the underworld alike. Torch in hand, she alone hears Persephone's cry during the abduction and guides Demeter through the dark.
- Which mythology does Hecate belong to?
- Hecate belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Hecate appear in?
- Hecate appears in Demeter and Persephone, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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