95: Simple Goddess Series: Hekate

This week on the show, Shaun and Court are wandering into the darkness by the light of Her torch—today we’re talking about our mystic night mother, Lady Hekate! In this episode of our Simple Goddess Series, we’re breaking down the complex roots of this ancient Titaness, Hekate’s influence on the era’s mythology, her many titles and epithets, feast days, animal familiars and more. Hekate is a mighty goddess of multi-dimensional aspects - she is mysterious and feared by some, petitioned and beloved by others. Hekate will shock you, rock you, and push you to do the work you need for yourself. Don’t miss our exploration of this extraordinary and enchanting figure! RESOURCES: Theoi Project digital library from Aaron J. Atsma; Hekate: Goddess of Witches by Courtney Weber; Entering Hekate’s Garden by Cyndi Brannen; The Many Epithets of Hekate by Mat Auryn for Patheos.com; Hesoid’s Theogony; Cyndi Brannen’s Keepingherkeys.com; “Hekate’s Deipnon” from Helleion