Jan 22, 20211 min read

Hecate? Must Be Greek

Let us visit the beautiful blue waters of Greece. Gyros, salads, and all of the beautiful golden tans of the Greek people run through the streets. Stumbling on the Pantheon with the ancient beliefs of polytheism, the Greek culture breathed magic and mystery with the beauty of nature. Hectare is a goddess of the mysterious side of things so death, magic, witchcraft, the Moon, dreams, fierce hounds and creatures of the night. Moving into the direction of the night, she serves as the goddess of night.

Being the goddess of mystery and night, she has unusual rituals performed for her. She is the keeper of the crossroads like Elegua but instead embodies a more Triple Goddess vibe to her. Having the three faces of Hecate, she resembles the moon since the ancients were only able to see the waxing, full and waning phases of the Moon. The New Moon was known as the Dark Moon but either way she embodied the energy of the Moon and the night.

Aliases:

Goddess of Hidden Wisdom
Goddess of Witchcraft
Goddess of the Dark Moon
Dark Mother
Guardian of the Crossroads
“Liberator of Women”
Triple Goddess - Embodies All Three: Maid, Mother, Crone

Maiden = Persephone

Mother = Demeter

Crone = Hecate

Offerings :

Offerings were made during the night of the new moon every month

Small Cakes with
- Eggs
- Cheese
- Bread
Dog Meat
Miniature Torches
Dish of Red Mullet
Sacrifice of Dogs (since dogs were known to eat the corpses of bodies after people die resulting in Hecate’s offering was dogs)