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Hecate (/ ˈ h ɛ k ə t i / HEK-ə-tee; [4] Ancient Greek: Ἑκάτη) [a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, [5] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied.
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Hekate was the 100th asteroid to be discovered, by Canadian-American astronomer J. C. Watson (his fourth discovery) on July 11, 1868. [8] It is named after Hecate , the goddess of witchcraft in Greek mythology , but its name also commemorates it as the hundredth asteroid, as ἑκατόν ( hekaton ) is Greek for 'hundred'.
Hecate, the ancient Greek goddess of magic. The English word magic has its origins in ancient Greece. [14] During the late sixth and early fifth centuries BC, the Persian maguš was Graecicized and introduced into the ancient Greek language as μάγος and μαγεία. [15]
Hecate (musician) (born 1976) Hecate (William Blake) or The Night of Enitharmon's Joy, a 1795 work of art; 100 Hekate, an asteroid; Hecate Strait, a strait in British Columbia, Canada Hecate Island; 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine or Hecate, a psychedelic drug; Hecate, an 0-8-0 tank locomotive built for the Kent & East Sussex Railway
Drawing of a Hekataion, depicting Hecate as a triple goddess surrounding a central column. According to Robert Graves, Hecate was the "original" and most predominant ancient triple moon goddess. Hecate was represented in triple form from the early days of her worship - although contrary to popular belief, all three forms were usually shown as ...
The Greek goddess Hecate portrayed in triplicate. A triple deity is a deity with three apparent forms that function as a singular whole. Such deities may sometimes be referred to as threefold, tripled, triplicate, tripartite, triune, triadic, or as a trinity.
Articles relating to the goddess Hecate, who is variously associated with crossroads, entrance-ways, night, light, magic, witchcraft, the Moon, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, graves, ghosts, necromancy, and sorcery. She is thought to have originated in Heqet, Egyptian goddess of witchcraft, fertility and childbirth.