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1 Hecate
Hĕcătē, ēs, f., = Hekatê, daughter of Perses, or Persœus, and Asteria, sister of Latona, the presider over enchantments, conjurations, etc.; she is often identified with Diana, Luna, and Proserpina, and is therefore represented with three heads, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Verg. A. 4, 511 Serv.; Ov. M. 7, 74; 94; 194; 14, 405; id. F. 1, 141; Hor. S. 1, 8, 33; Sen. Phaedr. 420 et saep. —II.Derivv.A.Hĕcătēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hecate, Hecateian:B.carmina,
i. e. magical incantations, Ov. M. 14, 44:Aulis,
devoted to Diana, Stat. Ach. 1, 447:Idus,
i. e. of August, sacred to Diana, id. Silv. 3, 1, 60.— -
2 Hecateis
Hĕcătē, ēs, f., = Hekatê, daughter of Perses, or Persœus, and Asteria, sister of Latona, the presider over enchantments, conjurations, etc.; she is often identified with Diana, Luna, and Proserpina, and is therefore represented with three heads, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Verg. A. 4, 511 Serv.; Ov. M. 7, 74; 94; 194; 14, 405; id. F. 1, 141; Hor. S. 1, 8, 33; Sen. Phaedr. 420 et saep. —II.Derivv.A.Hĕcătēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hecate, Hecateian:B.carmina,
i. e. magical incantations, Ov. M. 14, 44:Aulis,
devoted to Diana, Stat. Ach. 1, 447:Idus,
i. e. of August, sacred to Diana, id. Silv. 3, 1, 60.— -
3 Hecateius
Hĕcătē, ēs, f., = Hekatê, daughter of Perses, or Persœus, and Asteria, sister of Latona, the presider over enchantments, conjurations, etc.; she is often identified with Diana, Luna, and Proserpina, and is therefore represented with three heads, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Verg. A. 4, 511 Serv.; Ov. M. 7, 74; 94; 194; 14, 405; id. F. 1, 141; Hor. S. 1, 8, 33; Sen. Phaedr. 420 et saep. —II.Derivv.A.Hĕcătēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hecate, Hecateian:B.carmina,
i. e. magical incantations, Ov. M. 14, 44:Aulis,
devoted to Diana, Stat. Ach. 1, 447:Idus,
i. e. of August, sacred to Diana, id. Silv. 3, 1, 60.—
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