Hecate

Oh Hecate

Great lady of the crossroads

 

She who was born of the titianess Asteria; the starry one and the titian Perses; the destroyer,

 

The lady of change who guides us through our darkness with the light of her torches,

 

She who kept her power when Zeus came to power,

 

The only one who shares with Zeus the power to give humanity anything as well as take away,

 

Sovereign lady who holds power over the heaven, earth, and ocean,

 

Hecate who guided Demeter through thee underworld with her shining light to her daughter,

 

She who is goddess of the dark moon; where she guides us through the transitions of life,

 

Her home the underworld,

 

The triple goddess who changes from the maiden, the mother, and the crone like the moon changes from full to crescent to new,

 

Thee who knows darkness is not evil but misunderstood

For that we need darkness to get to our light

 

For without it we would not gain wisdom through the journey rhrough our darkness to our light,

 

Oh great wise sovereign lady of the three paths who guides us through the transitions of life may you please answer thy prayer and bless me with your mighty presence so that you may guide me through my darkness to get to the light.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Aethereal]

I think that you told the story of Hecate very well in these lines of free verse. All Mythology is anachronistic Psychology. In its day, it helped people to cope with the inevitable transformation from life to death. “We never step into the same river twice.” “The only thing that’s constant is flux.” It’s always helpful to imagine that one has a personal personified guide who may lead one safely from the River of Life, pass the Underworld where the Hounds of Hell wait for their prey, and then through nightmarish shades into the light.

[Blue]

Ah, you're into mythology, how charming! I'm not so familiar with Hecate but I like the poem. I think "Thee who knows darkness is not evil but misunderstood
For that we need darkness to get to our light" is wisely written.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thee who knows darkness is not evil but misunderstood
For that we need darkness to get to our light

For without it we would not gain wisdom through the journey rhrough our darkness to our light

Loved this classic write. Really loved it. Alas, it seems true that we need darkness to get to the light, but I do believe it is darkness that takes us from it in the first place, drives us in circles through the cold until we've had enough, until we realize we've been with the light all along and off the dark cloak goes and then we see.

[Hypnos]

You represent Hecate wonderfully in this poem Gregory. Thank you for sharing it with me.