Hecate

Hecate was a Titan goddess who predated the Olympians but was honored by Zeus after the Titanomachy. He granted her power over earth, sea, and sky — an extraordinarily broad domain. She could bestow or withhold blessings in any realm of existence.

Hecate was particularly associated with crossroads, where offerings were left for her at the junction of three roads (hence her common depiction as a triple-figured goddess). She was patroness of magic, herbalism, and necromancy. Witches and sorcerers invoked her name, and her sacred animals — dogs and black lambs — were sacrificed at crossroads under the dark moon.

Despite her association with dark arts, Hecate was not malevolent. She helped Demeter search for Persephone, carrying torches through the darkness. She protected households, guarded doorways, and watched over travelers at crossroads. She represented the mysterious aspects of femininity — wisdom, magic, and the power of liminal spaces between worlds.