Hecate (New Earth)

Alias: Hecate
Universe: New Earth
Gender: Female
Alignment: Neutral
Occupation: Goddess
Group Affiliation: Gods of Olympus

First Appearance: Unknown

History:

Hecate was originally a goddess of the wilderness and childbirth, naturalized early in Mycenaean Greece. A Chthonic deity, she is often associated with the moon and with magic. Hecate is the matron goddess of the sorceress Circe. Hecate was responsible for a prophecy which affected both Circe as well as that of her nemesis Wonder Woman. "Upon the death of witch and the birth of witch, Hecate, by name and choice, shall repossess her soul". Circe believed that she was acting upon the will of Hecate when she created her Hellfire Web, a powerful mystic spell designed to destroy the Earth-goddess Gaea, and in so doing, destroy the planet as well. During this "War of the Gods", Hecate came to realize that in destroying Gaea, she would in essence be destroying herself as well. During the War, Wonder Woman was killed and subsequently reborn in the womb of Gaea, thus fulfilling the prophecy. Repossessing her soul, Hecate took away Circe's power at a critical moment and the sorceress was seemingly destroyed. Circe did not die however and would return to plague Wonder Woman time and time again.

Appearances:

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