Hecate

Summary

Hecate is a goddess^[1]. She ranks in the top 0.85% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,094 views/month, #2 of 234).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hecate's father was Perses^[3].
• Hecate's father was Zeus^[4].
• Hecate's father was Perses^[5].
• Hecate's mother was Asteria^[6].
• Hecate's mother was Hera^[7].
• Hecate's mother was Demeter^[8].
• A child of Hecate was Crataeis^[9].
• A child of Hecate was Medea^[10].
• A child of Hecate was Circe^[11].
• A child of Hecate was Scylla^[12].
• Hecate's image is recorded as Hecate Chiaramonti Inv1922.jpg^[13].
• Hecate is recorded as female^[14].
• Hecate's instance of is recorded as goddess^[15].
• Hecate's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[16].
• Hecate's instance of is recorded as lunar deity^[17].
• Hecate's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 193740245^[18].
• Hecate's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 180144647707415276452^[19].
• Hecate's GND ID is recorded as 118901419^[20].
• Hecate's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015131059^[21].
• Hecate's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12369105c^[22].
• Hecate's IdRef ID is recorded as 032714173^[23].
• Hecate's Commons category is recorded as Hecate^[24].
• Hecate's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Hekate.ogg^[25].
• Hecate's unmarried partner is recorded as Triton^[26].
• Hecate's unmarried partner is recorded as Caelus^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Perses^[3], a titan^[28] and Zeus^[4], a thunder deity^[29]. Mothers listed include Asteria^[6], a titan^[30]; Hera^[7], a Greek deity^[31]; and Demeter^[8], a Greek deity^[32].

Personal Life

Children include Crataeis^[9], a Greek nymph^[33]; Medea^[10], a mythological Greek character^[34]; Circe^[11], a Greek deity^[35]; and Scylla^[12], a Greek water deities^[36].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hecate include 100 Hekate^[37], an asteroid^[38] and Hecates Tholus^[39], a tholus^[40].

Why It Matters

Hecate ranks in the top 0.85% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,094 views/month, #2 of 234).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for her include 100 Hekate^[37], an asteroid^[38] and Hecates Tholus^[39], a tholus^[40].

FAQs

Who were Hecate's parents?

Hecate's father was Perses^[3]. Hecate's mother was Asteria^[6].