Hecate

American

[hek-uh-tee, hek-it] / ˈhɛk ə ti, ˈhɛk ɪt /

Or Hekate

noun

Classical Mythology.

a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.

Hecate British

/ ˈhɛkətɪ /

noun

Greek myth a goddess of the underworld

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Etymology

Origin of Hecate

< Latin < Greek hekátē, noun use of feminine of hékatos far-shooting, said of Apollo as sun-god

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County Board of Supervisors, which governs the unincorporated community of about 7,300, to stop the 12-acre battery proposal from Chicago-based Hecate Energy.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024

The second season drops April 19 and will be hosted by theater veteran Ching Valdes-Aran playing Hecate, with cameos by Anna Kendrick and Isabella Rossellini.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022

Hecate Energy, a renewable energy developer, had hoped to install a 500-acre solar farm in Copake, N.Y., a quiet town nestled between the Catskill and Berkshire Mountains.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

A blend by Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, meanwhile, offers to make you smell like Hecate, the three-faced Greek goddess of witchcraft.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2021

Hecate traced her finger along the tops of the fiery Apennines.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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