The Goddess Hekate: Studies in Ancient Pagan and Christian Religion & Philosophy (Volume 1)

The Goddess Hekate: Studies in Ancient Pagan and Christian Religion & Philosophy, Vol. I......Page 2
ISBN 0-948366-21-4......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Hekate\'s three ancient phases......Page 6
The Contents of this Volume......Page 7
NOTES......Page 9
MAGICAL HEKATE (J.E. Lowe)......Page 12
HEKATE\'S CULT (L.R. Farnell)......Page 18
HEKATE IN ART (L.R. Farnell)......Page 37
NOTES TO FARNELL......Page 49
GEOGRAPHICAL REGISTER OF CENTERS OF HEKATE WORSHIP......Page 56
HEKATE\'S SUPPERS (K.F. Smith)......Page 58
ENDNOTES......Page 62
Section I: Hekate and the Hekatic Spectres, Gorgyra, Gorgo, Mormolyke, Mormo, Baubo, Gello, Empousa, etc.......Page 66
Section II: The Hosts of Hekate......Page 70
HYMNS TO HEKATE (S. Ronan)......Page 74
INTRODUCTORY NOTE......Page 80
THE CHALDEAN ORACLES......Page 81
METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS......Page 82
FRAGMENTS OF CHALDEAN LORE ON HEKATE......Page 86
THE CHALDEAN UNIVERSE......Page 88
A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE CHALDEAN HIERARCHY......Page 89
SECTION 1: HEKATE\'S POSITION & STATUS......Page 93
SECTION 2: HEKATE\'S REALM & APPEARANCE......Page 94
SECTION 3: THE VIRTUES......Page 97
SECTION 4: HEKATE AS SOUL & LIFE......Page 99
SECTION 5: HEKATE AS NATURE & FATE......Page 100
SECTION 6: HEKATE AS MISTRESS OF DEMONS......Page 101
SECTION 7: HEKATE & THE IYNX......Page 102
SECTION 8: HEKATE\'S MANIFESTATIONS......Page 103
DISCUSSION OF THE FRAGMENTS......Page 104
OTHER ASPECTS OF CHALDEAN HEKATE......Page 117
THE ORIGINS OF CHALDEAN HEKATE......Page 119
THE ASSYRIAN CONNECTION......Page 120
HEKATE AND THE SANCTUARY ON THE JANICULUM......Page 127
CHALDEAN HEKATE AND MITHRAS......Page 129
HELICOIDAL HEKATE......Page 131
SUMMARY......Page 132
POSTSCRIPT......Page 135
CONCORDANCE TO THE FRAGMENT NUMBERS OF CHALDEAN MATERIAL IN DES PLACES/MAJERCIK......Page 138
Other works......Page 139
Extra Notes......Page 141
English-Greek Index......Page 150
LIST OF PLATES......Page 152