Hecate 2

Hecate

Once a fairly benign goddess in early Greek times, Hecate became the dread Greek-Roman Goddess of ghosts, a close confidante of Persephone and a patron of witches.

The brutally wronged Hecuba of Troy was reincarnated as Her black bitches, who accompanied Her on Her night walks.

Hecate was worshipped at three-way crossroads at night even by ordinary Greek families and could ward off ghosts if properly propitiated. But Romans also believed She had more sinister worshippers -- the witches and sorceresses who could coerce even the gods to do their will.

When Persephone was kidnapped by Hades in the later Greek myth, far-seeing Hecate was the only one who witnessed it.

Created by Robin M. Weare, 1995. May be distributed freely, but not sold, with acknowledgement of source and artist.

Further Reading:

Hekate in Early Greek Religion, I. Robert Von Rudloff