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Hecate
or Hek·a·te
[ hek-uh-tee; in Shakespeare hek-it ]
noun
, Classical Mythology.
- 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
< Latin < Greek hekátē, noun use of feminine of hékatos far-shooting, said of Apollo as sun-god
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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.
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Nay it is said the Circe is becoming much of a Hecate now; if the bewitched Duke could see it.
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Towering above all was the temple of the dread Hecate, whose priestesses offered to the gods ghastly sacrifices.
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Joseph, who had no faith in Greek and Roman gods, rejected contemptuously the opinion about Hecate.
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Then Cinna, who not long before would have laughed at faith in Hecate, sacrificed a hecatomb to her.
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