Hecate
or Hek·a·te
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
Origin of Hecate
1Other words from Hecate
- Hec·a·te·an, Hec·a·tae·an, adjective
Words Nearby Hecate
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How to use Hecate in a sentence
The most celebrated, that of Hecate, is at Lagina, where every year great multitudes assemble at a great festival.
Nay it is said the Circe is becoming much of a Hecate now; if the bewitched Duke could see it.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleTowering above all was the temple of the dread Hecate, whose priestesses offered to the gods ghastly sacrifices.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythJoseph, who had no faith in Greek and Roman gods, rejected contemptuously the opinion about Hecate.
Let us follow Him | Henryk SienkiewiczThen Cinna, who not long before would have laughed at faith in Hecate, sacrificed a hecatomb to her.
Let us follow Him | Henryk Sienkiewicz
British Dictionary definitions for Hecate
Hekate
/ (ˈhɛkətɪ) /
Greek myth a goddess of the underworld
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