proper noun · femininefirst declension
Hecatē
Hecatē f sg (genitive Hecatēs)
Classical[ˈhɛ.ka.teː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.ka.te]
Meaning
- GreekHecate; 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
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hecatē | — |
| genitive | Hecatēs | — |
| dative | Hecatae | — |
| accusative | Hecatēn Hecatam | — |
| ablative | Hecatē | — |
| vocative | Hecatē | — |
Hĕcătē, ēs, f., = Ἑκάτη,
I. daughter of Perses, or Persœus, and Asteria, sister of Latona, the presider over enchantments, conjurations, etc.; she is often identified with Diana, Luna, and Proserpina, and is therefore represented with three heads, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Verg. A. 4, 511 Serv.; Ov. M. 7, 74; 94; 194; 14, 405; id. F. 1, 141; Hor. S. 1, 8, 33; Sen. Phaedr. 420 et saep. —
II. Derivv.
A. Hĕcătēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hecate, Hecateian:
carmina, i. e. magical incantations, Ov. M. 14, 44: Aulis, devoted to Diana, Stat. Ach. 1, 447: Idus, i. e. of August, sacred to Diana, id. Silv. 3, 1, 60.—Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑκᾰ́τη (Hekắtē).