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The origin of the name Hecate (Ἑκάτη, Hekátē) and the original country of her worship are both unknown, though several theories have been proposed. a b Edwards, Charles M. (July 1986). "The Running Maiden from Eleusis and the Early Classical Image of Hekate". American Journal of Archaeology. Boston, Massachusetts: Archaeological Institute of America. 90 (3): 307–318. doi: 10.2307/505689. JSTOR 505689. S2CID 193054943. A possible theory of a foreign origin for the name may be Heqet ( ḥqt), a frog-headed Egyptian goddess of fertility and childbirth, who, like Hecate, was also associated with ḥqꜣ, ruler. [18] The word "heka" in the Egyptian language is also both the word for "magic" and the name of the god of magic and medicine, Heka. [19] Anatolian origin [ edit ] Some call me Juno, others Bellona of the Battles, and still others Hecate. Principally the Ethiopians which dwell in the Orient, and the Egyptians which are excellent in all kind of ancient doctrine, and by their proper ceremonies accustomed to worship me, do call me Queen Isis. [139] Plutarch. Roman Questions, 49; Scholiast on Theocritus, ii, 12; Apollonius Rhodius. Argonautica iii, 1032.

In Samothrake there were certain initiation-rites, which they supposed efficacious as a charm against certain dangers. In that place were also the mysteries of the Korybantes [Kabeiroi] and those of Hekate and the Zerinthian cave, where they sacrificed dogs. The initiates supposed that these things save [them] from terrors and from storms. [95] Cult at Lagina [ edit ] 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 6 and in Aegina. 7 For being as it were the queen of all nature, we find her identified with Demeter, Rhea ( Cybele or Brimo); being a huntress and the protector of youth, she is the same as Artemis ( Curotrophos); and as a goddess of the moon, she is regarded as the mystic Persephone. 8 She was further connected with the worship of other mystic divinities, such as the Cabeiri and Curetes, 9 and also with Apollo and the Muses. 10 Well, I once come to doctor, seems there’s no serious health issue on me……I wonder if is the demon or some evil spirits is disturbing me..or just the OCD? Will god and godness be angry with these thoughts?(I really really really didn’t mean to think about those blasphemous things…) Will praying to the goddess help with this? Apollonius Rhodius. Argonautica iii, 529, 861; iv, 829; Theocritus, l.c.; Ovid. Heroides xii, 168; Metamorphoses xiv, 405; Statius. Thebaid iv, 428; Virgil. Aeneid iv, 609; Orphic. Lithica, 45, 47; Eustathius on Homer, p. 1197, 1887; Diodorus Siculus. Historical Library iv, 45. A medieval commentator has suggested a link connecting the word "jinx" with Hecate: "The Byzantine polymath Michael Psellus [...] speaks of a bullroarer, consisting of a golden sphere, decorated throughout with symbols and whirled on an oxhide thong. He adds that such an instrument is called a iunx (hence "jinx"), but as for the significance says only that it is ineffable and that the ritual is sacred to Hecate." [169]Hecate, whose name means either “far-reaching one” or “will power”, is much older than the ancient Greek civilizations who continued her worship. In fact, she is linked to ancient Anatolia, to a people named the Carians (not Karens, folks), who worshiped her at an ancient temple in Laginia. Other sources claim she comes from Thrace, which is a region covering parts of Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey today. And, what’s really interesting, is that she was thought to originally have been a goddess of fertility, childbirth, and of the wilderness. And later took on the “dark” image we know of her today – the goddess of witchcraft, crossroads, spirits, and the Underworld. Antiphanes, in Athenaeus, 313 B (2. 39 K), and 358 F; Melanthius, in Athenaeus, 325 B. Plato, Com. (i. 647. 19 K), Apollodorus, Melanthius, Hegesander, Chariclides (iii. 394 K), Antiphanes, in Athenaeus, 358 F; Aristophanes, Plutus, 596. Proclus, Commentary on Plato's Cratylus 406 b (p. 106, 25 Pasqu.) [= Orphic fr. 188 Kern] [= OF 317 Bernabé]; West 1983, pp. 266, 267. The fragment is as follows: "Straightaway divine Hecate, the daughter of lovely-haired Leto, approached Olympus, leaving behind the limbs of the child." The pronunciation of Hecate’s name has been muddled and changed over the years. But there is a RIGHT way to say her name. Most say “heh-kah-tay” or “heh-kah-tee” with no emphasis on the middle syllable. But in ancient times, her name would have been pronounced with emphasis on the middle syllable like this: heh-KAH-tay or heh-KAH-tee. Practice that a few times out loud. Feel the difference? This is one simple to honor the goddess of witches. 2. Dedicate Altar Space to Hecate

Athenaeus of Naucratis, drawing on the etymological speculation of Apollodorus of Athens, notes that the red mullet is sacred to Hecate, "on account of the resemblance of their names; for that the goddess is trimorphos, of a triple form". The Greek word for mullet was trigle and later trigla. He goes on to quote a fragment of verse: Betz, Hans Dieter, ' The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation: Including the Demotic Spells , 2nd ed. Univ. Chicago, 1992.

Well, I think what I can do now is to enhance my spirituality and overcome the constantly emerging blasphemous thoughts with a firm will. But……it maybe not the best way. So, I hope to receive some suggestions, thank you very much! 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] Images of goddesses". Eidola.eu. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013 . Retrieved 24 September 2012. By working with and getting to know the witch Queen’s allies, you honor her. Study and invoke any or all of the following: Medea, Circe, Cybele, Artemis, Diana, Persephone, Demeter, and Dionysus. You’re not “cheating” on Hecate by working with other deities, especially if they are near and dear to the Queen of Witches. 13. Doings Things in 13’s

Varner, Gary R. (2007). Creatures in the Mist: Little people, wild men, and spirit beings around the world: A study in comparative mythology. New York, NY: Algora Publishing. p.135. ISBN 978-0-87586-546-1. Lagina, where the famous temple of Hecate drew great festal assemblies every year, lay close to the originally Macedonian colony of Stratonikeia, where she was the city's patron. [97] In Thrace she played a role similar to that of lesser- Hermes, namely a ruler of liminal regions, particularly gates, and the wilderness.Dogs were closely associated with Hecate in the Classical world. "In art and in literature Hecate is constantly represented as dog-shaped or as accompanied by a dog. Her approach was heralded by the howling of a dog. The dog was Hecate's regular sacrificial animal, and was often eaten in solemn sacrament." [35] The sacrifice of dogs to Hecate is attested for Thrace, Samothrace, Colophon, and Athens. [11] A 4thcenturyBCE marble relief from Crannon in Thessaly was dedicated by a race-horse owner. [d] It shows Hecate, with a hound beside her, placing a wreath on the head of a mare. It has been claimed that her association with dogs is "suggestive of her connection with birth, for the dog was sacred to Eileithyia, Genetyllis, and other birth goddesses. Images of her attended by a dog [36] are also found at times when she is shown as in her role as mother goddess with child, and when she is depicted alongside the god Hermes and the goddess Cybele in reliefs. [37] Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony, eds. (1996). The Oxford Classical Dictionary (Thirded.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 490. ISBN 0-19-866172-X. Sarah Iles Johnston, Restless Dead: Encounters Between the Living and the Dead in Ancient Greece, University of California Press, 1999, pp. 208–209. 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 In Early Modern English, the name was also pronounced disyllabically (as / ˈ h ɛ k . ɪ t/) and sometimes spelled Hecat. It remained common practice in English to pronounce her name in two syllables, even when spelled with final e, well into the 19th century. [ citation needed]