1. Hecate By Sydney Walsh

2. Greek and Roman Names: Greek name: Hecate, Εκατη Roman name: Trivia

3. Influences: Hecate, or Trivia, was the Queen of night, goddess of crossroads, and witchcraft/sorcery. Hecate is known as a triple goddess, Luna for the moon or night, Diana in her earthly form, and Hecate as the underworld goddess. She haunted crossroads, and graveyards (At this time crossroads were considered ghostly, and to be places of evil magic).

4. Relationships with other Gods: Her parents are Perses and Asteria. Hecate had several relationships, including: Phorcus (Sea Deity), Apollo, and Aeetes. Within these relationships she had several children, Scylla, Circe, Medea, and Apsyrtus.

5. Symbols: Two torches, symbolizing the illumination of darkness. A knife, representing her care for women, and birth. A rope, symbolizing the umbilical cord, and link between life and death. The cross, representing the crossroads

6. Hecate: http://www.theoi.com/image/im g_hekate.jpg http://www.teenwitch. com/divine/greek/pict /f_hecate_triformu.jpg http://lorikarels.com/ mediac/400_0/media/ 43600012_edited.JPG

7. Scared things to Hecate: Plants: Lavender, mint, myrrh, and hellebore. Poisons: Aconite, hemlock, mandrake, belladonna, and opium poppy. Cypress trees, and yew bushes were especially sacred. All wild animals, specifically animals associated with the dark, ravens, owls, and snakes. Her most sacred animal was a black she dog (which is often pictured next to her).

8. Aconite Opium Poppy Yew Bush

9. Bibliography: http://www.maicar.com/GML/Hecate.html http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html http://www.hecatescauldron.org/The%20Godde ss%20Hecate.htmhttp://www.hecatescauldron.org/The%20Godde ss%20Hecate.htm http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess- myths/greek_goddess_Hecate.htmhttp://www.goddessgift.com/goddess- myths/greek_goddess_Hecate.htm