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👤 Hecate (goddess)

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  • Sometimes conflated with
    👤 Artemis Olympian goddess
    Rationalized form
    👤 Hecate (rationalized)
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131575
    PALP
    http://palp.art/browse/hekate
    LIMC headword
    Hekate
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/l9m5QjtaScqZYX4=nCPQ7wn
    Gender
    Female
    Appearance and powers
    Has hybrid formGiven superhuman powers
    Daughter of
    👤 Perses (s. of Creios) son of Creios and Eurybia👤 Asteria (eponym) daughter of Coios and Phoibe👤 Nyx personification of night👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Demeter Olympian goddess
    Mother of
    👤 Scylla (sea monster)
    Has children with
    👤 Phorcos early god, father of Graiai, Gorgons and Scylla
    Transformed from
    👤 Iphigeneia daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra
    Granted superhuman power by
    👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
    Kills
    👤 Clytios (giant) giant
    Cult sites
    🏛️ the Temple of Hecate in Colchis🏛️ the Temple of Hecate at Argos🌍 Zerynthos (Samothrace) city on Samothrace🌍 Aigina (island) island off Attica
    Cult established by
    👤 Orpheus husband of Eurydice
    Related entities
    👤 Asteria (eponym) daughter of Coios and Phoibe👤 Perses (s. of Creios) son of Creios and Eurybia👤 Clytios (giant) giant🌍 Pallene (Chalcidice) western promontory of Chalcidice🌍 Zerynthos (Samothrace) city on Samothrace👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Coronis (Thessalian) daughter of Phlegyas, mother of Asclepios👤 Alexanor son of Machaon👤 Hygieia personification of Health, daughter of Asclepios👤 Cybele (goddess) 'Mother of the Gods'👤 Euamerion personification of recovery👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Iphigeneia daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra👤 Orpheus husband of Eurydice🌍 Aigina (island) island off Attica👤 Ge personification of Earth👤 Hades Underworld god👤 Persephone daughter of Demeter👥 the Oceanids daughters of Oceanos and Tethys👤 Helios personification of the sun🏺 the Chariot of Hades🌍 Nysiοn Plain (unlocatable) location where Hades abducts Persephone👤 Demeter Olympian goddess⏳ the Search of Demeter for Persephone🏛️ the Temple of Demeter at Eleusis👤 Medeia wife of Jason, kills her own children👤 Phorcos early god, father of Graiai, Gorgons and Scylla👤 Scylla (sea monster)👤 Nyx personification of night👥 the Erinyes personifications of vengeance🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades👤 Poine personification of Vengeance👤 Cerberos (dog) multi-headed guardian dog of the underworld🌍 River Phasis (Colchis) river in Colchis👥 the Couretes (guardians) guard the infant Zeus🌍 Pherai (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 River Strymon (Thrace) river in Thrace👤 Hecabe wife of Priam👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy🏛️ the Cenotaph of Hecabe (Sicily) located on Pachynos, in south-west Sicily👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👤 Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at Troy👤 Calchas prophet, son of Thestor🌍 Aulis (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 River Acheron (Underworld) river in the Underworld👤 Charon (boatman) boatman of the underworld👤 Galinthias helps Alcmene give birth👤 Rhea Titan👤 Triptolemos Eleusinian, spreader of agriculture🏺 the Chariot of Triptolemos given to him by Demeter👤 Aison son of Cretheus, father of Jason👤 Jason (Argonaut) leader of the Argonauts🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, homeland of Jason👤 Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by Odysseus🌍 Latium (Italy) region in central Italy around Rome👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Demophon (Athenian) son of Theseus and Phaidra👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Phyllis (Thracian) daughter of Thracian king🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece🏛️ the Temple of Hecate in Colchis🏛️ the Temple of Hecate at Argos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.2.4📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.6.2📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 72-89📖 Hesiod, Theogony 404-413📖 Hesiod, Theogony 411-452📖 Pausanias 2.11.5-2.11.8📖 Pausanias 1.43.1📖 Pausanias 2.30.2📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 1-32📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 51-89📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 434-440📖 Euripides, Medeia 364-409📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 103-140📖 Scholia on Apollonios, Argonautica 4.828📖 Bacchylides fr. 1b📖 Lucian, Menippus, or the Descent into Hades 9📖 Lucian, The Lover of Lies 14📖 Ps-Lucian, The Patriot 1📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 5📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 168-201📖 Strabo 10.3.19-10.3.20📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1174-1188📖 Lucian, The Lover of Lies 22📖 Callimachus, Iambi 1 = fr. 191-191b Pfeiffer📖 Callimachus, Iambi fr. 225 Pfeiffer📖 Callimachus fr. 466 Pfeiffer📖 Callimachus fr. 474 Pfeiffer📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 29📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.74-7.99📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.234-7.293📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.397-14.440📖 Sophocles, Antigone 1192-1243📖 Pausanias 2.22.6-2.22.7📖 Strabo 14.1.23📖 Pliny, Natural History 36.32📖 Ovid, Heroides 2📖 Ovid, Heroides 12
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryLycophron, AlexandraHesiod, TheogonyPausanias Homeric Hymn 2 to DemeterEuripides, MedeiaEuripides, Phoenician WomenScholia on Apollonios, ArgonauticaBacchylidesLucian, Menippus, or the Descent into HadesLucian, The Lover of LiesPs-Lucian, The PatriotPs-Plutarch, On RiversStraboCallimachus, IambiCallimachusAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesOvid, MetamorphosesSophocles, AntigonePliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hesiod, EhoiaiHesiod, Great EhoiaiNicander
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 20a Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 20b Most📖 Hesiod, Great Ehoiai fr. 200 Most📖 Nicander fr. 60 Gow-Scholfield
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Poeta Tragico VI 8, 3.5, Pompeii (MANN 9112; PALP r6-i8-p5-space-10)🎨 Attic Red-Figure Hydria (BM 1868,0606.8; LIMC Demeter 368)🏛️ the Fourth-Century Temple of Ephesian Artemis at Ephesos built after the Archaic temple burnt down in the mid-fourth century
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wood and Stone Statue Group of Alexanor, Coronis, Hecate, Cybele, Hygieia and Euamerion at the Sanctuary of Asclepios at Titane (Not Extant)🎨 Statue of Hecate Epipurgidia by Alcamenes (LIMC Hekate 112)🎨 Wooden Cult Statue of Hecate, by Myron (LIMC Hecate 101)🎨 Stone Statue of Hecate by Scopas in temple of Hecate at Argos (LIMC Hecate 102)
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