Hecate
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- proper noun
- /ˈhɛkəˌti/
- Literature
- The ancient Greeks would often leave offerings to Hecate to gain her favor before undertaking magical rituals.
- Hecate, ancient lunar goddess
- Hecate in the underworld
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I actually just got into like this probably gonna sound so weird, but Hecate, she's like the goddess of witchcraft.
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You realize that this land is a grove sacred to Hecate, the three-fold goddess, the original trinity, and she has left you a gift to take with you as you journey back to the fire circle; she has given you a seed to plant for the future.
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White as light, Mighty Hecate make it right.
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I serve in the temple of Hecate.
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The goddess Hecate has spoken.
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Now... by Hecate... and all the secrets of darkness... and forces of hell... come.
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For if you cannot summon Hecate, you must go to her.
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The high priestess of Hecate?
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Even if it's Medea, high priestess of Hecate.
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"Aeetes, king of Colchis, awaits him in the temple of Hecate."
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Etymology
The word Hecate comes from ancient Greek and may mean 'the far-off one' or 'she of the limits', so picture her standing at crossroads and at the edges of towns at night. That's why Hecate is a goddess of magic, the night, and a protector of witches.