At the crossroads of life death and rebirth stands the Goddess Hekate. Honoured by men women and gods alike traces of her ancient provenance reach back through the millennia providing clues about her nature and origins along the way. Depictions of her as threeformed facing in three ways sometimes with the heads of animals such as the horse dog and snake hint at her liminal nature as well as the powers she holds over the triple realms of earth sea and sky. The sorcery of Medea and Circe the witchcraft of the women of Thessaly and the writings of philosophers such as Hesiod and Porphyry all provide glimpses into the world of those who honoured her. Her magical powers were considered so great that even King Solomon became associated with her she was incorporated into Jewish magic and merged with other goddesses including Artemis Selene Bendis and the Egyptian Isis.Whilst for some she was the Witch Goddess for others she was the ruler of angels and daimons who made predictions about Jesus and Christianity. Wherever you look be it in the texts of Ancient Greece and Rome Byzantium or the Renaissance the Greek Magical Papyri or the Chaldean Oracles you will find Hekate. The magical whir of the strophalos and the barbarous words of the voces magicae carry her message the defixiones love spells and charms all provideampnbspus with examples of the magic done in her name.She was also associated with the magic of death including necromancy and reanimation as well as prophetic dreams nightmares healing herbs and poisons. The temples dedicated to her and the important role she played in the mysteries of Eleusis Samothrace and Aigina all provide us with clues to her majesty. The popular shrines at the doorways of ordinary people offerings left at the crossroads and guardian statues of her at the entranceways to cities and temples all attest to her status in the hearts and minds of those who knew her mysteries.In this book the authors draw from a wide range of sources bringing toge