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In one version of Hecate's parentage, she is the daughter of Perses not the son of Crius but the son of Helios, whose mother is the Oceanid Perse. [80] Karl Kerenyi noted the similarity between the names, perhaps denoting a chthonic connection among the two and the goddess Persephone; [ 81 ] it is possible that this epithet gives evidence of a ...
Although distinct from the Titan known as Perses, who is known for fathering Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, Diodorus Siculus in his Bibliotheca historica made Perses of Colchis the father of Hecate by an unknown mother; Perses' brother Aeëtes then married Hecate and had Medea and Circe by her. [11]
[3] [4] Before Cronus was dethroned and cast down by his six children, Asteria married Perses, one of her first cousins, and gave birth to their only child, a daughter named Hecate. [5] [6] In one account attributed to Musaeus, Asteria is the mother of Hecate not by Perses but by Zeus.
Phoebe's consort was her brother Coeus, with whom she had two daughters, first Leto, who bore Apollo and Artemis, and then Asteria, a star goddess who bore an only daughter, Hecate. [7] Hesiod in the Theogony describes Phoebe as "χρυσοστέφανος" (khrysostéphanos, meaning "golden-crowned"). [1]
Drawing of a Hekataion, depicting Hecate as a triple goddess surrounding a central column. According to Robert Graves, Hecate was the "original" and most predominant ancient triple moon goddess. Hecate was represented in triple form from the early days of her worship - although contrary to popular belief, all three forms were usually shown as ...
Alejandra Silva, 41, a Spanish socialite and activist, married the "Pretty Woman" actor in 2018, and six years later, the couple decide to relocate their family in Spain.
The poet Bacchylides apparently considered Nyx to be the mother of Hemera by Chronos (Time), [13] and elsewhere mentions Hecate as her daughter. [14] Aeschylus mentions Nyx as the mother of the Erinyes (Furies), [ 15 ] while Euripides considered Lyssa (Madness) to be the daughter of Nyx and Uranus .
Although Smith is no longer Mr. Rocknroll, he is now Mr. Winslet Smith. The actor revealed that her husband added her surname as his middle name in a 2021 interview with the New York Times. “He ...