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Hecate was associated with borders, city walls, doorways, crossroads and, by extension, with realms outside or beyond the world of the living. She appears to have been particularly associated with being "between" and hence is frequently characterized as a "liminal" goddess similar in function to [[Anubis]]. | Hecate was associated with borders, city walls, doorways, crossroads and, by extension, with realms outside or beyond the world of the living. She appears to have been particularly associated with being "between" and hence is frequently characterized as a "liminal" goddess similar in function to [[Anubis]]. | ||
Thanks to her association with boundaries and the liminal spaces between worlds, Hecate is also recognized as a chthonic (underworld) goddess. As the holder of the keys that can unlock the gates between realms, she can unlock the gates of death, as described in a 3rd-century BCE poem by Theocritus. In the 1st century CE, Virgil described the entrance to [[hell]] as "Hecate's Grove," though he says that Hecate is equally "powerful in Heaven and Hell." The Greek Magical Papyri describe Hecate as the holder of the keys to Tartaros. | Thanks to her association with boundaries and the liminal spaces between worlds, Hecate is also recognized as a chthonic (underworld) goddess. As the holder of the keys that can unlock the gates between realms, she can unlock the gates of death, as described in a 3rd-century BCE poem by Theocritus. In the 1st century CE, Virgil described the entrance to [[hell]] as "Hecate's Grove," though he says that Hecate is equally "powerful in [[Heaven]] and [[Hell]]." The Greek Magical Papyri describe Hecate as the holder of the keys to Tartaros. | ||
By the 1st century CE, Hecate's chthonic and nocturnal character had led to her transformation into a goddess heavily associated with [[witchcraft]], [[witch]]es, magic, and sorcery. | By the 1st century CE, Hecate's chthonic and nocturnal character had led to her transformation into a goddess heavily associated with [[witchcraft]], [[witch]]es, magic, and sorcery. | ||