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Were Bronze Age Anatolian Sun-goddesses the Ancestors of Hecate?

Willamette University College of Law, John C. Paulus Lecture Hall 245 Winter Street SE, Salem, OR, United States

Mary Bachvarova Professor, Dept. of Classical Studies, Willamette University In Classical and Hellenistic Greece Hecate was renowned as a witch and moon goddess, but her origins remain a mystery, especially since her earliest mentions in literature and archaeological finds seem to describe a very different personality: a city goddess of Miletus, amenable to prayer (Hesiod's Theogony), […]