Another similarity between the two goddesses is that they are both daughters of gods. Both deities were daughters of Titans. Even though their parents were gods, it does not imply that they did not possess the chthonic attributes. Many of the heavenly deities such as Zeus and Hermes have such attributes (Guiley 42). However, humans did not fear them as much as they did the underground gods. In the case of Circe, her father was the god of the sun, Helios (Kristensen 65). This god also had the chthonic trait, which shows that these goddesses shared such features. Additionally, both goddesses practice dark magic. Hecate practiced some dangerous magic, which was chthonic in nature (NicMhacha 61). While taking part in her magical workings, she became
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Her followers attributed her beauty and sexuality with the fertility of all animals and living things (Yarnall 26). Unlike Hecate, she did not possess some frightening physical attributes such as snakes around her head or necklaces made of testicles. Homer describes Circe as a familiar and ordinary feminine figure, which means that she appeared the same way that women do (Yarnall 29). Even though she represents both life and death, she does not have three faces or forms like Hecate. The implication is that Crossroads did not exist because of the …show more content…
Monthly sacrificial meals are some of the attributes of chthonic deities (NicMhacha 61). The sacrificial rites that often took place in the Hecate involved the use of low alters where sorcerers and other followers made offerings into the earth. The aim of these types of offerings was to ensure that the offerings went to the goddesses of the underground rather than into the air. Circe did not have such offerings in the case of her statues. Most of her focus was on her magic portions, which she used in getting rid of people's memories. Her followers often created shrines that were of a slightly higher level because of her association with birds such as hawks and vultures (Yarnall 29). These shrines helped in providing the birds with the offerings of meat. Since Circe did not have three faces, Crossroads did not exist in her honor, which shows that it was not necessary to wait for the full moon or other auspicious time to make offerings. The presence of flesh-eating birds was an important sign that indicated the presence of Circe and the possibility of
Her followers attributed her beauty and sexuality with the fertility of all animals and living things (Yarnall 26). Unlike Hecate, she did not possess some frightening physical attributes such as snakes around her head or necklaces made of testicles. Homer describes Circe as a familiar and ordinary feminine figure, which means that she appeared the same way that women do (Yarnall 29). Even though she represents both life and death, she does not have three faces or forms like Hecate. The implication is that Crossroads did not exist because of the …show more content…
Monthly sacrificial meals are some of the attributes of chthonic deities (NicMhacha 61). The sacrificial rites that often took place in the Hecate involved the use of low alters where sorcerers and other followers made offerings into the earth. The aim of these types of offerings was to ensure that the offerings went to the goddesses of the underground rather than into the air. Circe did not have such offerings in the case of her statues. Most of her focus was on her magic portions, which she used in getting rid of people's memories. Her followers often created shrines that were of a slightly higher level because of her association with birds such as hawks and vultures (Yarnall 29). These shrines helped in providing the birds with the offerings of meat. Since Circe did not have three faces, Crossroads did not exist in her honor, which shows that it was not necessary to wait for the full moon or other auspicious time to make offerings. The presence of flesh-eating birds was an important sign that indicated the presence of Circe and the possibility of