Motif
triform goddess identification
triform_goddess_identification
A motif of the Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess family, within the sub-family Triple-Realm and Magical Goddesses. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH.; lines 10816-10900 confidence: medium
Ancient writers differed on Hecate; one account makes her daughter of Perses and mother of Circe, Medea, and Absyrtus, while some identify her with the Moon and Proserpine and call her Triceps or Triformis.
Hecate is said to be identified by some writers with the Moon and Proserpine and to receive epithets connected with lunar phases.
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