Hekate
[hek-uh-tee; in Shakespeare hek-it] /ˈhɛk ə ti; in Shakespeare ˈhɛk ɪt/
noun
1.
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[hek-uh-tee; in Shakespeare hek-it] /ˈhɛk ə ti; in Shakespeare ˈhɛk ɪt/
noun, Classical Mythology.
1.
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
/ˈhɛkətɪ/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of Hecate
/ˈhɛkətɪ/
noun
1.
(Greek myth) a goddess of the underworld
early 15c., Greek deity, daughter of Perseus and Asteria (said to be originally Thracian), later identified as an aspect of Artemis, fem. of hekatos “far-shooting.” Associated since Shakespeare (“I Henry VI,” III.ii.64) with witches and sorcery.
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