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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Hecate
an ancient Greek goddess of the earth and the underworld, associated with sorcery and crossroads.

Etymology: (< L < Gk hekátē, n. use of fem. of hékatos far-shooting, said of Apollo as sun god)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Hecate
(Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. hecate
in the Greek mythology a mysterious divinity of the Titan brood and held in honour by all the gods, identified with Phoebe in heaven, Artemis on earth, and Persephone in Hades, as being invested with authority in all three regions; came to be regarded exclusively as an infernal deity, having under her command and at her beck all manner of demons and phantom spirits.

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