Hekate is the Greek goddess of crossroads, the night, light, magic, witchcraft, herbalism and

poison, ghosts, necromancy, the moon, boundaries, the Underworld, and liminality.

Sacred plants are the cypress, lavender, and garlic, as well as most poisonous herbs.

Symbols include the torch, the crossroads,

Her mother is Asteria, the sister of Leto, and her father Perses.

She guided Demeter through the Underworld on her search for Persephone.

Shrines to her were usually placed in doorways. She was given altar spaces in temples to Apollo
and Athena.

"Hecate was one of several deities worshiped in ancient Athens as a protector of the oikos
(household), alongside Zeus, Hestia, Hermes, and Apollo.[6]" The Furies were her frequent
companions.

"Her name means "worker from afar" from the Greek word hekatos. The masculine form of the
name, Hekatos, was a common epithet of the god Apollon."

She was sometimes depicted in a maiden's dress and boots, similar to Artemis.

She taught Circe and Medea.

Epithets include:
● Apotropaia (Ἀποτρόπαιά, that turns away/protects)[84]
● Chthonia (Χθωνία, of the earth/underworld)[85]
● Enodia (Ἐννοδία, on the way)[86]
● Klêidouchos (Κλειδοῦχος, holding the keys)[87]
● Kourotrophos (Κουροτρόφος, nurse of children)[87]
● Krokopeplos (Κροκόπεπλος, saffron cloaked)[88]
● Melinoe (Μηλινόη)[89]
● Phosphoros, Lampadephoros (Φωσφόρος, Λαμπαδηφόρος, bringing or bearing light)[87]
● Propolos (Πρόπολος, who serves/attends)[87]
● Propulaia/Propylaia (Προπύλαια, before the gate)[90]
● Soteria (Σωτηρία, savior)[8]
● Trimorphe (Τρίμορφε, three-formed)[87]
● Triodia/Trioditis (Τριοδία, Τριοδίτης, who frequents crossroads)

Associations:
Number: 3 and 13
Element: fire and earth

Her sacred animals are the dog and the polecat, along with the red mullet, the horse, the dragon,
and the snake.

Sacred plants are the cypress, lavender, wild roses, and garlic, as well as most poisonous herbs.

Symbols include the torch, the crossroads, and keys.

Sapphire, silver, gold, moonstone, black tourmaline, black onyx, hematite, smoky quartz, and
any stone that is black, dark, or luminous.