Greek Museum Reproductions

Hecate originally derived from the Egyptian midwife Goddess Hekat. In Greece, Hecate was one of the many names for the original feminine trinty ruling Heaven, Earth and the Underworld. Greeks tended to emphasize her crone or underworld aspect. hecate was called "Most lovely one"' a title of the moon. She was associated with the moon in all three of her aspects. Some said she was Hecate Selene, the Moon in Heaven; artemis the Huntress on Earth and Persephone the Destroyer in the Underworld. Sometimes she was part of the Queen of heaven Trinty: Hebe the Virgin, Hera the Mother, Hecate the Crone.

Material: Casting Stone

Finish: Antique Stone

Greek: New York Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size: 10.5"H