Hecate
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
various rare or obsolete forms
Etymology[edit]
Via Latin Hecatē from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη (Hekátē), possibly the feminine equivalent of Ἑκατός (Hekatós) or ἑκάεργος (hekáergos), an obscure epithet of Apollo, variously interpreted as "one who works/operates from afar", "one who drives off",[1] "the far reaching one" or "the far-darter".[2] Some rather suggest that the name derives from Ancient Greek ἑκών (hekṓn, “will”).[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) enPR: hĕʹkətē, hĕʹkǐt, IPA(key): /ˈhɛkəti/, /ˈhɛkɪt/[4]
- (UK) enPR: hĕʹkətē, IPA(key): /ˈhɛkəti/[5]
- Rhymes: (US) -ɛkɪt
Proper noun[edit]
Hecate
- The powerful goddess, in Greek mythology, of magic, crossroads, fire, light, the moon, and the underworld. Her Roman counterpart is Trivia.
- (astronomy) 100 Hekate, a main belt asteroid.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (Greco-Roman moon goddess): Trivia, Artemis/Diana, Selene/Luna, Theia, Phoebe, Pandia, the Menae
- (goddesses of the dead): Melinoe/Mania, Macaria, Persephone/Proserpina
Translations[edit]
Greek goddess
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References[edit]
- ^ Charles Anthon, A Classical Dictionary (Harper & Brothers, 1869)
- ^ P. E. Wheelwright, Metaphor and Reality (1975, →ISBN
- ^ Jenny Strauss Clay, in Hesiod's Cosmos (Cambridge University Press, 2003, →ISBN, lists a number of researchers who associate Hecate's name and "will", e.g. Walcot (1958), Neitzel (1975), and Derossi (1975); she identifies "the name and function of Hecate as the one 'by whose will' prayers are accomplished and fulfilled". This interpretation also appears in Liddell and Scott's A Greek English Lexicon.
- ^ Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Via“Hecate”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ^ “Hecate”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἑκᾰ́τη (Hekátē).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhe.ka.teː/, [ˈhɛkät̪eː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.ka.te/, [ˈɛːkät̪e]
Proper noun[edit]
Hecatē f sg (genitive Hecatēs); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Hecate; daughter of the Titan Perses and Titaness Asteria (sister of Latona); the presider over enchantments, conjurations; a goddess of magic, the night moon, the underworld, and of the haunted crossroad; variously conflated with Roman deities Diana Trivia (crossroads), Luna (moonlight), and Proserpina (Hades)
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hecatē |
| Genitive | Hecatēs |
| Dative | Hecatae |
| Accusative | Hecatēn |
| Ablative | Hecatē |
| Vocative | Hecatē |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Hecate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hecate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 738.
- Hecate in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 3022
- “Hecate”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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