Greek/Roman Deities: Hecate

A mysterious goddess, Hecate was an Underworld deity largely worshipped in the Mediterranean area as patron of magic, witchcraft, necromancy, darkness, and the moon, queen of ghosts and demons. She was represented with three faces or bodies, matching the moon phases (hence, maybe, the traditional coven of three witches), and offerings were left for her at the crossing of three roads, since one of her names in Latin was Trivia. The goddesses Selene (“Moon”), Artemis, and Persephone were said to be Hecate’s aspects in the sky, on earth, and in the Underworld. Hecate had not only an evil aspect in ancient times: she is also known to be honored as Soteira (Savior) and an universal goddess. In Europe, witches are said to have still worshipped Hecate in the Middle Ages and even beyond.

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Hecate (CE)

Favored Weapon: dagger

Sacred Animal: dog

Symbol: torch

Sacred Color: black

Domains: Chaos, Darkness, Death, Evil, Magic

Subdomains: Arcane, Demon, Moon, Night, Shadow, Undead [Witchcraft]

Apocryphal Subdomains: Alchemy, Rites

Druidic Domains: Serpent

Inquisitions: Conversion, Damnation, Fate, Heresy, Secrets, Spellkiller, Vengeance

Mysteries/Spirits: Bones, Lunar, Occult, Shadow

Witch Patron: Death, Jynx, Moon, Occult, Portents, Revenge, Shadow, Spirits, Transformation, Vengeance

Variant Channeling: Darkness, Death, Fate, Magic, Revenge/Vengeance, Secrets, Undeath

Clergy: clerics, inquisitors, magi, oracles, shamans, sorcerers, summoners, witches, wizards

Spells: moonbeam (shamans can prepare/learn it as a 1st-level spell; other clergy members can prepare/learn it as a 2nd-level spell); threefold face (sorcerers, witches, and wizards can prepare/learn it as a 2nd-level spell; other clergy members can prepare/learn it as a 3rd-level spell); threefold aspect (witches can prepare it as a 3rd-level spell; other clergy members can prepare/learn it as a 5th-level spell); grim stalker (magi and summoners can prepare it as a 5th-level spell; other clergy members can prepare/learn it as a 6th-level spell); threefold form (witches can prepare it as a 8th-level spell; other clergy members can prepare/learn it as a 9th-level spell)

Unique Summon Rules: orthrus (summon monster IV), cerberi (summon monster V)