god
Hecate
Goddess of the moon and of crossroads, here the moon driving her 'slanting turns' through the sky as an image of devouring time.
Reading notes
- Hercules on Oeta §1547 at whose first beams Hecate
Hecate, here the Moon, who withdraws her chariot at the Sun's rising.
- Medea §1 three-formed Hecate
Goddess of the moon, crossroads, and witchcraft, shown with three faces; Medea's patron deity.
- Medea §740 star of the nights
Hecate as the moon, summoned 'with no single brow' to the witchcraft.
- Medea §811 daughter of Perses
Hecate, daughter of the Titan Perses; her 'bow' is the crescent moon, called on so often always for Jason's sake.
- Oedipus §569 Hecate
Goddess of the crossroads and of ghosts and witchcraft, whose pack bays at the summoning.
- Phaedra §406 three-formed Hecate
Hecate, goddess of the moon, crossroads, and witchcraft, identified with Diana; the Nurse prays to her to make Hippolytus love.
- The Trojan Women §398 Hecate
Goddess of the moon and crossroads, here the moon running her slanting course as an image of devouring time.