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Hecate.

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)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

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name[ˈhɛ.ka.teː]Classical-Latin[ˈɛː.ka.te]
  1. 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)

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑκᾰ́τη (Hekắtē).

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