#hecate epithets

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My Favorite Hekate Epithets

Phôtoplêx ‘Who smites with light’

Eidôlios ‘Fantasmal’, ‘Ghostly’

Drakaina ‘Dragoness’, ‘Serpentess’

Kunolygmatos ‘Doglike Howler’, ‘Who howls doglike'

Pyripnoos ‘Fire-breather'

Pyriphoitos ‘Fire-walker'

Êrigeneia ‘Daughter of morning’

Aimopotis ‘Blood-drinker'

Astrodia ‘Star-walker'

Opheôplokamos ‘Coiled with Snakes’

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EPITHETS FOR HEKATE~PART ONE{a-n}

"The world's key-bearer never doomed to fail; in stags rejoicing, huntress, nightly seen, and drawn by bulls, unconquerable queen..."

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Adamantea {ad-uh-man-TEE-uh}: 'Unable to be tamed', "Unconquerable"

Aenaos {eye-NAH-os}: 'Eternal'

Amaimákrætos Vasíleia {uh-may-MACK-ruh-tahs vah-SEE-lay-uh}: 'Indomitable Queen' (note that it may shown as 'Basileia')

Arkyia/Arkuia {AHR-kwee-uh}: 'Entrapper', Spinner of Webs'.

Astrodia {uh-astro-DEE-uh}: ‘Star-walker’, ‘Star-Courser’

Boôpis {BOH-op-pis}: 'cow-eyed' (referring to a gentle gaze)

Brimô {BREE-moh}: 'Angry one', 'Terrifying' (may show as Vrimo)

Daeira {day-EE-ruh}: ‘The Knowing One’

Dǽspina/Despoina {dess-PEE-nuh}: 'Mistress', 'Lady of the House'

Eidôlios {eye-DOH-lee-os}: ‘Phantasmal’, ‘Ghostly’

Einodía/Enodia {eh-NOH-dee-uh}: 'of the Crossroads', 'of the Path'

Ærannín/Erannen {uh-RAN-in}: 'Lovely One'

Iyæmóni/Hegemoni {ee-yay-MO-nee} {huh-JEM-uh-nee}: 'She who has Authority' 'Guide'

Hieros Pyr {HEE-er-ros PEER}: ‘Holy Fire’

Kapetoktypos {kah-peh-TOK-tee-pos}: 'Tomb-Disturber'

Kardiodaitos {kar-dee-oh-DYE-tos}: 'Heart-eater'

Khthónii/Kthonia {kuh-THO-nee-ee} {kuh-THO-nee-uh}: 'Of the Earth', 'Earthly'

Kleidoukhos {klay-DOO-khos}: 'Key-Keeper', 'She who holds the Keys'

Kourotróphos {koo-roh-TROH-fohz}: 'Nurturer of Children'

Krokópæplos {kroh-KOP-uh-plos}: 'Draped in saffron', 'Veiled'

Lampadephoros {lam-pa-DEF-uh-rus}: 'Torchbearer'

Limenoskopos {lih-men-oh-SKOH-pohs}: 'Of the Threshhold'

Meisopomenos {my-so-POM-eh-nos}: 'Laborer of the Moon'

Melinoe {muh-LIN-oh-ee}: ‘Soothing One’

Mene {MEH-nay}: ‘Moon'

Monoyænís/Monogenes {MAH-nuh-yeh-NEES} {mo-NOH-gheh-nes}: 'The Unique One'

Noctiluca {nok-tuh-LOO-kuh}: 'Night-Shiner'

Nyktiboos {nik-tih-boos}: 'Night-Shouter', "Night-Crier'

Nyktǽria/Nykteria {nik-TEER-ee-uh}: 'Nocturnal', 'Of the Night'

{please note that this list is not all of her epithets}