Date of Award
2-1971
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Classics
Supervisor
T. F. Hoey
Language
English
Abstract
This is a discussion of Hekate as she is represented in the Theogony and the Homeric Hymn to Demeter. In it I attempt to demonstrate that the more familiar sinister aspects of the goddess are not present in her early Greek form, as the literary evidence of the period reveals. This involves an inquiry into the problem of Hekate's original homeland and, as far as can be determined, her character there, as well as the examination of her role in each of the above mentioned poems and a discussion of the possibility that the passages dealing with Hekate are interpolated.
Recommended Citation
Mooney, Carol M., "Hekate: Her Role and Character in Greek Literature from before the Fifth Century B.C." (1971). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4651.
http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/opendissertations/4651
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