Goddess of magic, crossroads and the night, often shown carrying torches. Hesiod says Zeus honoured her above all others.
Roman name: Trivia
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The story
A goddess of the night, magic, crossroads and ghosts, shown with torches and often with three faces looking in different directions. In the Homeric Hymn she heard Persephone cry out and helped Demeter search for her.
How it ends
She became Persephone‘s companion in the Underworld and was honoured by witches such as Medea.
Still with us today
Shakespeare’s witches in Macbeth meet Hecate, and three-way crossroads were once sacred to her.
Family
The sources do not agree on, or do not name, Hecate’s family.
Appears in
The Underworld, Other famous tales
Read about them in the Library
- Theogony and Works and Days 3: Children of Night and the Sea
- Homeric Hymns 1: Hymn to Demeter
- Argonautica 3: Medea
Ancient sources
- Hesiod, Theogony
- The Homeric Hymns