goddess Hekate

Hecate
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Hecate or Hekate (ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, Hekátē, pronounced /'hɛkətiː/ or /'hɛkət/[1]) is a chthonic Greco-Roman goddess associated with magic, witches, ghosts, and crossroads.

She is attested in poetry as early as Hesiod's Theogony. An inscription from late archaic Miletus naming her as a protector of entrances is also testimony to her presence in archaic Greek religion.[2]

Regarding the nature of her cult, it has been remarked, "she is more at home on the fringes than in the center of Greek polytheism. Intrinsically ambivalent and polymorphous, she straddles conventional boundaries and eludes definition."[3] She has been associated with childbirth, nurturing the young, gates and walls, doorways, crossroads, magic, lunar lore, torches and dogs. William Berg observes, "Since children are not called after spooks, it is safe to assume that Carian theophoric names involving hekat- refer to a major deity free from the dark and unsavoury ties to the underworld and to witchcraft associated with the Hecate of classical Athens."[4] But he cautions, "The Laginetan goddess may have had a more infernal character than scholars have been willing to assume."[5] In Ptolemaic Alexandria and elsewhere during the Hellenistic period, she appears as a three-faced goddess associated with ghosts, witchcraft, and curses. Today she is claimed as a goddess of witches and in the context of Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism. Some neo-pagans refer to her as a "crone goddess",[6] though this characterization appears to conflict with her frequent characterization as a virgin in late antiquity.[7] She closely parallels the Roman goddess Trivia.

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[TheNightChild11]

Where'd you find the photos?

[athenacristina]

@TheNightChild11 If I look and find them

[Rasputin712]

Great video!!

[kapuppygrl224]

i am sure Hecate's daughter often finds these very comforting.....

anyway, thank you for posting this, it reminds me of how much i need to protect her daughter, and cherish her. thank you, and may the goddess be with you

)O(

[burningflag43]

@TheNightChild11 google hecate goddess

[EmbraceYourInnerEris]

Why is this video called Goddess Hekate? Fewer than half of those pictures were of her. I saw a lot of Brigit, Cerriddwen(I apologise if I spelled that wrong), an egyptian goddess that I think was Isis, and the wiccan triple goddess. Perhaps the title should have been Goddesses of Magick. That would make more sense.

[TheWalkingApparition]

LOVE your videos! Wonderful way for me to center myself. Thank you, Spiral Out, and Blessed Be.

[MrSuslikSuslik]

Wonderful Goddess, great music. Thanks.

[orcslayer32]

@kapuppygrl224 what do you mean

[sunnyblack15]

Great video and stunning goddess great to have on anybody side ...

[SkyRifter]

Heqet??

[witchman21]

Omg I love that music! It's so beautiful and serene!