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Hecate Goddess of the dark of the moon
Goddess the silence of the nightQueen of the spectraQueen of the crossroadsProtection of WarlocksGoddess of darknessGoddess of the Moon's shadow
Contrary to popular belief
Hecate was not a Greek goddess, was unknown to Homer and his oldest written references
in Greece are
Hesiod's Theogony . Your place of origin is uncertain
but believed it was in Thrace
where his cult originated by the large number of followers
I had in those lands. Her shrine was more important
Lagina, where the Goddess was
served by eunuchs. In Thrace
played the role of governor of the thresholds, or transit points and
of the Wild, was also
recognized later as patron of childbirth (for newborns
also cross a threshold) and parenting adolescents.
also had a sanctuary dedicated to her
the Temple of Artemis / Diana at Ephesus
was represented as a triple goddess
for the first time in the classical Greek period of the late
V, is shown as a triple goddess holding a
torch, a llve and a snake, but there
evidence before that date was represented
single form. Was also described as late
with three heads, one dog, one of
serpent and one horse, but the triplicity of Hecate was mostly
described with three bodies,
instead of three heads. In a marble relief of the fourth century BC in
Caranón (Thessaly) shows Hecate
with a dog beside her, placing a crown on the head of a mare
, his assistant and representation
animal was the dog.
Goddess Hecate was honored by Zeus himself,
as seen in Hesiod's Theogony:
"Hecate whom Zeus the son of Cronos honored above all he sought
splendid gifts, to have a share in the land
sterile sea. She also won in
item that confers dignity and
starry sky is honored by the gods immortal. [...]
abused her in anything nor will the son of Cronos
removed anything that was in luck among
first gods, the Titans, but their
powers are the same
had from the beginning. "
So it appears that this power
covered the three realms: land, sea and sky, becoming the protector
shepherds and sailors.
As her cult was spreading to areas
Greece, presented a problem because
the role of Hecate and was exercised by other Goddesses as
Artemis / Diana and Nemesis. So things
developed two versions, one
depicted as a priestess Hecate
mortal commits suicide and becomes the goddess Artemis
avenger of the injured women. The second version
put Hecate as one of the midwives who attended the birth of Zeus
.
QUEEN OF GHOSTS AND
goddess of sorcery Hecate statues adorned the doors of the
cities and houses as a form of protection
the danger of spirits. Invocations were made
her as Supreme Governor of the borders of
this world and the spirit world. So
was seen as a Goddess of the crossroads, it was believed that the
moonless nights, she wandered with a pack of dogs and spirits
night
was connected to the dark of the moon, as was the
Artemis is identified with the moon light.
His status as Goddess of the crossroads
also was associated with divination (ability to see the
past, present and future) and favored
prophetic dreams to their followers.
Hecate as the other goddesses of Witchcraft,
remained without joining anyone, nor had children,
although it was seen as a protector of children and fertility
. But not only provided protection in the delivery
women, but the good
birth and growth of children and in later times
also said that helping people
dying to take the plunge into another world.
Hecate was not a Greek goddess, was unknown to Homer and his oldest written references
in Greece are
Hesiod's Theogony . Your place of origin is uncertain
but believed it was in Thrace
where his cult originated by the large number of followers
I had in those lands. Her shrine was more important
Lagina, where the Goddess was
served by eunuchs. In Thrace
played the role of governor of the thresholds, or transit points and
of the Wild, was also
recognized later as patron of childbirth (for newborns
also cross a threshold) and parenting adolescents.
also had a sanctuary dedicated to her
the Temple of Artemis / Diana at Ephesus
was represented as a triple goddess
for the first time in the classical Greek period of the late
V, is shown as a triple goddess holding a
torch, a llve and a snake, but there
evidence before that date was represented
single form. Was also described as late
with three heads, one dog, one of
serpent and one horse, but the triplicity of Hecate was mostly
described with three bodies,
instead of three heads. In a marble relief of the fourth century BC in
Caranón (Thessaly) shows Hecate
with a dog beside her, placing a crown on the head of a mare
, his assistant and representation
animal was the dog.
Goddess Hecate was honored by Zeus himself,
as seen in Hesiod's Theogony:
"Hecate whom Zeus the son of Cronos honored above all he sought
splendid gifts, to have a share in the land
sterile sea. She also won in
item that confers dignity and
starry sky is honored by the gods immortal. [...]
abused her in anything nor will the son of Cronos
removed anything that was in luck among
first gods, the Titans, but their
powers are the same
had from the beginning. "
So it appears that this power
covered the three realms: land, sea and sky, becoming the protector
shepherds and sailors.
As her cult was spreading to areas
Greece, presented a problem because
the role of Hecate and was exercised by other Goddesses as
Artemis / Diana and Nemesis. So things
developed two versions, one
depicted as a priestess Hecate
mortal commits suicide and becomes the goddess Artemis
avenger of the injured women. The second version
put Hecate as one of the midwives who attended the birth of Zeus
.
QUEEN OF GHOSTS AND
goddess of sorcery Hecate statues adorned the doors of the
cities and houses as a form of protection
the danger of spirits. Invocations were made
her as Supreme Governor of the borders of
this world and the spirit world. So
was seen as a Goddess of the crossroads, it was believed that the
moonless nights, she wandered with a pack of dogs and spirits
night
was connected to the dark of the moon, as was the
Artemis is identified with the moon light.
His status as Goddess of the crossroads
also was associated with divination (ability to see the
past, present and future) and favored
prophetic dreams to their followers.
Hecate as the other goddesses of Witchcraft,
remained without joining anyone, nor had children,
although it was seen as a protector of children and fertility
. But not only provided protection in the delivery
women, but the good
birth and growth of children and in later times
also said that helping people
dying to take the plunge into another world.