In Theogony Hekate is mentioned as very powerful
goddess that protects kings, warriors, fishermen,
sailors, shepherds. No demonic or evil trait.
But these later traits could have begun in Late Roman
times, what was enough to influence Saxons and Old
Germans, wasn´t it?
Joao SL
--- "Daniel J. Milton" <
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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao Simoes Lopes
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<josimo70@...> wrote:
>
> Would there be any link between English hag (OE
haegtesse, haegtes)
> and German hex (OHG hagazissa) and Greek goddess
Hecate?
> Perhaps her Roman worship could be reached Germania?
> haegtes, hagazissa < *hagatiss(j)o: < *hacata <
*Hecate: ?
>
> Joao SL
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I'd say unlikely, since Hekate appears to have
become associated
with witchcraft fairly late in her career.
I can't find anything in my more recent references,
so back to
Keightley (1857):
"The name Hekate is the feminine of Hekatos, one
of the epithets
of Apollo, and itself an epithet of his sister
Artemis. ... supposing
Artemis to have been an original Moon Goddess, her
epithet of
"Far-shooter" ('ekate') may have separated from her,
and have become
another Moon Goddess, for such is the real character
of Hekate."
Keightley is here accepting an ancient
interpretation of the
name. See 'hekatebolos' in Liddell and Scott.
Dan Milton
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