HECATE: GODDESS OF LIMINALITY AND MAGIC.
Hecate is a complex and enigmatic goddess in ancient Greek religion, associated with boundaries, transformation, and magic. Her depiction evolves from a cosmic power in Hesiod's Theogony to a chthonic, liminal figure in later texts such as the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonauti...
| Publicado en: | Akroterion Vol. 70; pp. 1 - 22 |
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2025
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