Definitions for Hecate

Hecate Hec·a·te

Spelling: [hek-uh-tee; in Shakespeare hek-it]
IPA: /ˈhɛk ə ti; in Shakespeare ˈhɛk ɪt/

Hecate is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 88 anagrams from letters in Hecate (aceeht).

Definitions for Hecate

noun

  1. a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.

Origin of Hecate

Latin Greek hekátē, noun use of feminine of hékatos far-shooting, said of Apollo as sun-god

Examples for Hecate

Hecate was a goddess of hell to whom offerings of food were made.

It was consecrated to Hecate, and the Fates wore chaplets of its leaves.

Saronia had been powerless to help, and dared not question the vengeance of Hecate.

Even so is the might of Hecate; in one hand she hath a blessing, in the other a curse.

And I, by my power, tried by Hecate to draw him forth, but I could not.'

She pines with the weight of the curse of Hecate, and asks thy intercession.'

Now, what in the name of Hecate and all the witches, does this mean?

Hecate appears as a gigantic woman, bearing a torch and a sword.

But Ceres shook her head, and hastened away, along with Hecate.

Call her Hecate, and she will bear any disguise, however fanciful.

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