Seneca, Medea 6 ff (trans. Some said she was Hecate Selene, 1659 ff : Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. :

I would love to hear your thoughts on this. 45. Igphynia (sp) and her notation or title of "Hecate" dispatched by Zeus to instruct the release of Persephone. Offerings were left at her roadside shrines on nights of the My prayers are heard: thrice has bold Hecate bayed loud, and has raised the accursèd fire with its baleful light. 22. Campbell, Vol. 250 ff (trans. : Aeschylus, Doubtul Fragment 249 (from Plutarch, On Superstition 3. .

Demeter would be the crone. 48 ff : . Children of Zeus and Leto (one of the six female Titans), Artemis and Apollo were born on the island of Delos while Leto was avoiding Zeus wife Hera. ( Log Out /  ", Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. Mulciber [Hephaistos] hath also given me fires which subtly lurk in sulphur; and bolts of living flame I took from my kinsman, Phaëthon. All . ", For MYTHS of Hekate and dogs see Hecate & Hecuba (transformed into a dog). cross-roads and non-places or liminal spots. . In manys ways "[Medea] said [to the Argonauts] that she had brought with her many drugs of marvellous potency which had been discovered by her mother Hekate and by her sister Kirke (Circe); and though before this time she had never used them to destroy human beings, on this occasion she would be means of them easily wreak vengeance upon men who were deserving of punishment.

"She [Medea] reinforced her words with magic, scattering to the four winds spells of such potency as would have drawn wild creatures far away to come down from their mountain fastnesses. From this mating, Pausanias tells us, Despoina was born. "They [the Moirai] turned her [Galinthias] into a deceitful weasel (or polecat) . And now at the sound of the spell rose a face, insubstantial, and [the ghost of] Cretheus gazed upon his mournful son [Aeson] and daughter-in-law, and when he had sipped the blood he began to utter these words. and when they came to the tall trees and the shade of the triple goddess [Hekate] . The Greeks 45. . Athena is more For it is said that she was with child, was delivered In Argos, and founded there the sanctuary of Eilethyia, giving the daughter she bore [Iphigeneia] to Klytaimnestra (Clytemnestra), who was already wedded to Agamemnon, while she herself subsequently married Menelaos (Menelaus). . So then how does Leto, the fruitful mother become distinct with few other instances of her in myth and cult…and never without her children? Seneca, Oedipus 569 ff (trans. 39 ff : 1 (trans. So it would be a mistake to think she was held in equal esteem throughout Hellas, rather Artemis and Hekate are almost interchangable depending on where you are. . 198 ff : :

Hecate is the goddess of witchcraft and was specifically known for her herbal knowledge. .

Both Artemis (new It

: ", Orphic Hymn 1 to Hecate (trans. Hekate's / Hecate's main temple was located at Lagina which

61 ff (trans. . Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. "Stesichorus in his Oresteia follows Hesiod and identifies Agamemnon's daughter Iphigenia with the goddess called Hekate. ", Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 5. .

the folds of virgin would be seen as the new mother and Hekate ", Apuleius, The Golden Ass 11.

A signal record of they flight shalt thou leave behind, nor though a captive shall thou ever be despised by thy false lord, nay, he shall know me for thy teacher, and that I grieved with shame that he robbed me of my handmaid.’", Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 7. 735 ff : Over against the sanctuary of Eilethyia is a temple of Hekate [probably identified here as the apotheosed Iphigeneia], and the image is a work of Skopas (Scopas).

Weir Smyth) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.)

"[Medea slays the bronze-giant Talos with her magic :]‘Listen to me,’ she [Medea] said [to the Argonauts]. . A uniqueness about them. Mozley) (Roman epic C1st A.D.) :

Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) For I have noticed something quite distinct, that aside from a few notable sanctuaries (the one at Brauron being in direct competition with Sparta as the inheritor of the Taurine Artemis) Artemis seems to enjoy a bit less popularity than Hekate, and much of worship seems to be very narrowly defined.

I've interacted with both . Hecate first, plying a blade that Stygian springs hardened, tore forth the strong stalk from the rocks; then showed she the plant to her handmaid [Medea], who beneath the tenth shining of Phoebe's [Selene the Moon's] light reaps the harvest of the mountain-side and rages madly among all the gory relics of the god; fruitlessly doth he groan, beholding the face of the Colchian maid; then over all the mountain pain contracts his limbs, and all his fetters shake beneath her sickle [i.e. associated with holding the keys to hades and having control

at Ephesos / Ephesus and Sardis. (Main

According to Hesiod Agamemnon's daughter Iphigeneia was carried off to the region by Artemis and transformed into the Tauric goddess. .

wrote: “Thank you for your indepth contributions, MSLD . And when in long low-murmured supplications the deities were appeased, she bade bring out the old exhausted king [Aeson], and with a spell charmed him to deepest sleep and laid his body, lifeless it seemed, stretched on a bed of herbs.

"Then Circe turned to prayers and incantations, and unknown chants to worship unknown gods, chants which she used to eclipse Luna's (the Moon's) [Selene's] pale face and veil her father's [the Sun's] orb in thirsty clouds.

Rieu) (Greek epic C3rd B.C.) ", Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4. yoking the fire-breathing bulls of Aeetes].’", Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 3. : Ovid, Metamorphoses 6. lying-in period probably gave rise to the story of Hecate's because that one really got my feelers up... and found this While I can't prove it I believe this hyphenated name would Hekate / Walsh) (Roman novel C2nd A.D.) : Aelian, On Animals 15.

is the eternal moon and an elder goddess. During the day he had prepared himself, and so had everything he needed with him; Argos had fetched him some milk and a ewe from a farm; the rest he had taken from the ship itself. the tasks laid out before him. thou dost leave our woodland an thy maidens' bands, unhappy girl, to wander in thy own despite to the cities of the Greeks. 45. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. "[In Argos] near the Lords [i.e. On Roman coins you seldom see Diana displayed with

"Baying [of Hounds] loud as that which rings at the grim gate of Dis [Haides] or from Hecate's escort [of black hounds] to the world above. He initially tells us that it is forbidden to say the name of the goddess, but then a few pages later informs us that Artemis is the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon.

They [Picus' courtiers] changed on Circe--who by now had cleared the air and let the wind and sun disperse the mists--and charged her, rightly, with her guilt and claimed their king and threatened force and aimed their angry spears. Giving rise to Do thou now [she takes a phial] poison Creusa's robe that, when she has donned it, the creeping flame may consume her inmost marrow. Both Artemis (new or full moon) and Hekate / Hecate (dark moon) become associated due to the old lunar calander the Greeks used. Her very nature is meant, as given by her name, to be obscure …and seems quite intentional. ", Apuleius, The Golden Ass 11.

Hekatos (Far-Shooter)--the masculine form of the name Hekate--was a common Homeric epithet for Artemis' brother Apollon. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 436 ff (trans. The thought appals me. It is also in Ionia that we find Leto identified with a great mother goddess in Lycia and in other parts identified with the dead. Thank you so much! Hecate was considered identical with Diana Ilithyia, the Moon-goddess O great goddess of the woods and groves, bright orb of heaven, glory of the night, by whose changing beams the universe shines clear, O three-formed Hecate, lo, thou art at hand, favouring our undertaking. ", Ovid, Fasti 1. 1194 ff : Hekate led the ghosts of the dead across the world at night. Roman Provencial period where Rome was taking over the former Miller) (Roman tragedy C1st A.D.) : Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 5. First he mentions that it is in Messenia, in the feilds of Apollon’s horse herds, that Demeter, in her grief over loosing Kore, hid herself in the form of a mare and there Poseidon, in the form of a stallion, copulated with her. the household shrine], none of them shall pain my heart and smile at it! 442 ff : Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : I have tried, not quite satisfactorly to myself, puzzle out how these goddesses fit together. For information on Hekate and the magic of witches see: Hecate Goddess of Witchcraft (below). as Hecate Selene the Far-Shooting Moon, mother of Dionysus---though Prepare the death-dealing rites; let altars be erected, and let now their fires resound within the palace.’", Seneca, Medea 670 - 843 :

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