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HECATE

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Pronounced: HEK-ə-tee (English)   [key]

From the Greek ‘Εκατη (Hekate), possibly derived from ‘εκας (hekas) meaning "far off". In Greek mythology Hecate was a goddess associated with witchcraft, tombs, demons and the underworld.
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