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Hecate does not appear in the myth again, until Persephone passes by & she greets her with much affection. She tells her: "From that on the lady follows Persephone". We all have experienced being Persephone - we were carefree, thought all is good, only for life to fall apart.

As she ages, Hecate can appear in woman with any of the archetypes. Some women may experience Hecate and relate to her early in life, and usually those are people we consider "old souls" - they are wiser than their age, and have intuitive, different way of perceiving things.

- The Crone: Hecate -

Time to relive this thread with the one that is neither a virgin, nor vulnerable, nor alchemical. Unlike other goddesses, for which we can define a childhood pattern, we cannot do so for Hecate as she is a mature archetype.

Naiads (in Greek myth, a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over bodies of fresh water.) in art.

1) Ettore Tito (1859 - 1941), Italian
2) Gioacchino Pagliei (1852 - 1896), Italian
3) Henryk Siemiradzki (1843 - 1902), Polish
4) Paul Emile Chabas (1869 - 1937), French

"Green Snake" by the contemporary Chinese artist that uses the name Qianjing.

Opera Posters for the Teatro Comunale di Bologna by Riccardo Guasco

In Tantra what this destruction stands for is destruction of duality, of separation between good and bad, ugly and beautiful. It is the end of the fractured mind. She destroys idols, and most importantly, she destroys ego. The death of ego is the death of separation from divine.

They are not beautiful or gentle, they are violent, aggressive, frightening & mad. In their frenzy they destroy everything - the good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful. Calling them chaos is simplified, because they are the vital order. It is the order of life not civilisation.

The destructive feminine appears in many forms - as Artemis, Diana, Lilith, even Eve. Buddhist & Hindu Tantra
especially loves destructive goddesses & dakinis like Kali, Bhairavi, Vajrayogini, and others.

"You are the dwelling-place of the blessed gods and the strong support of mankind."
- Orphic Hymn to Hestia

Hestia is a virgin goddess of hearth, family, home, and state. As an archetype, she is embodiment of the inner flame, emotional balance, mysticism, calm & transcendence.