— Hecatean, Hecataean , adj.
/hek"euh tee/ ; in Shakespeare /hek"it/ , n. Class. Myth.
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
Also, Hekate .
[ hekáte, n. use of fem. of hékatos far-shooting, said of Apollo as sun-god ]