Hecate

[ hek-uh-tee; in Shakespeare hek-it ]

/ ˈhɛk ə ti; in Shakespeare ˈhɛk ɪt /

a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.

Origin of Hecate

< Latin < Greek hekátē, noun use of feminine of hékatos far-shooting, said of Apollo as sun-god

Hec·a·te·an, Hec·a·tae·an, adjective

Hecate, almost a centenarian, occupied a corner of her son's barn.

The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 |Various
Why, it was merrily done; when the old hag set her serpent at me, and Hecate stood by laughing from ear to ear—what could I do?

The Last Days of Pompeii |Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
When Diana goes to hell, her name changes to Hecate, but love among the devils is called love still!

Mary Marston |George MacDonald
And propitiate only-begotten Hecate, daughter of Perses, pouring from a goblet the hive-stored labour of bees.

The Argonautica |Apollonius Rhodius

She was mightier in will than the wise woman, and, as Hecate could summon her priestesses, so Saronia could call the witch.

Saronia |Richard Short

Hecate

/ (ˈhɛkətɪ) /

Greek myth a goddess of the underworld