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”Hecate was one of several deities worshipped in ancient Athens as a protector of the oikos (household), alongside Zeus, Hestia, Hermes, and Apollo. In the post-Christian writings of the Chaldean Oracles (2nd–3rd century CE), she was also regarded with some rulership over the earth, sea, and sky. Additionally, she held a more universal role as Savior (Soteira), Mother of Angels, and the Cosmic World Soul. Regarding the nature of her cult, it has been remarked that “she is more at home on the fringes than in the center of Greek polytheism. Intrinsically ambivalent and polymorphous, she straddles conventional boundaries and eludes definition.”

The Romans often knew her by the epithet of Trivia, which she shared with Diana. Both were protectors of travel and the crossroads (trivia, meaning “three ways”). Hecate was closely identified with Diana/Artemis in the Roman era.”