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Hecate

also: Ἑκάτη, of the bright headband

A goddess of the night and of crossroads, daughter of Persaeus; she alone (with Helios) hears Persephone's cry, brings Demeter word of it, and afterward becomes Persephone's attendant.

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The Homeric Hymns poem · 4 mentions

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