Hekate is the Goddess of Liminal Spaces. She is the goddess of magic and witchcraft. She also rules the night and the moon and is regarded a Goddess of the Dead and the Underworld. She was born to the Titans, Perses and Asteria from whom she received her power over heaven, earth, and sea and as such became the “way” between all three.
Mythology tells us that Hekate assisted Demeter in her search for Persephone, and guided her through the night with her two flaming torches.
Two of Her animal familiars are the black she-dog, the horse and the polecat. Hekate has been depicted as a woman holding twin torches. She has also been seen dressed in a knee-length skirt and hunting boots, much like Artemis and Bendis She has also been shown in statues as a triple form as a goddess of crossroads. Her name means “worker from afar.”
THE ORPHIC HYMN TO HECATE
Translation by Thomas Taylor [1] :
I call Einodian Hecate, lovely dame,
Of earthly, wat’ry, and celestial frame,
Sepulchral, in a saffron veil array’d,
Leas’d with dark ghosts that wander thro’ the shade;
Persian, unconquerable huntress hail!
The world’s key-bearer never doom’d to fail;
On the rough rock to wander thee delights,
Leader and nurse be present to our rites
Propitious grant our just desires success,
Accept our homage, and the incense bless.
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