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Hecate
[ hek-uh-tee; in Shakespeare hek-it ]
noun
- a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
Hecate
/ ˈhɛkətɪ /
noun
- Greek myth a goddess of the underworld
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Other Words From
- Heca·tean Heca·taean adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hecate1
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Example Sentences
The most celebrated, that of Hecate, is at Lagina, where every year great multitudes assemble at a great festival.
Nay it is said the Circe is becoming much of a Hecate now; if the bewitched Duke could see it.
Towering above all was the temple of the dread Hecate, whose priestesses offered to the gods ghastly sacrifices.
Joseph, who had no faith in Greek and Roman gods, rejected contemptuously the opinion about Hecate.
Then Cinna, who not long before would have laughed at faith in Hecate, sacrificed a hecatomb to her.
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