"Hecate" meaning in Latin

See Hecate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈhɛ.ka.teː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛː.ka.t̪e] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἑκᾰ́τη (Hekắtē). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Ἑκᾰ́τη}} Ancient Greek Ἑκᾰ́τη (Hekắtē) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Hecatē<1>}} Hecatē f sg (genitive Hecatēs); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Hecatē<1>}} Forms: Hecatē [canonical, feminine, singular], Hecatēs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Hecatē [nominative, singular], Hecatēs [genitive, singular], Hecatae [dative, singular], Hecatēn [accusative, singular], Hecatē [ablative, singular], Hecatē [singular, vocative], Hecata [alternative]
  1. (Greek mythology) Hecate; daughter of the Titan Perses and Titaness Asteria (sister of Latona); the presider over enchantments, conjurations; a goddess of magic, the night moon, the underworld, and of the haunted crossroad; variously conflated with Roman deities Diana Trivia (crossroads), Luna (moonlight), and Proserpina (Hades) Wikipedia link: la:Hecate Tags: Greek, declension-1 Derived forms: Hecatēius, Hecatēïs
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