A Wiccan Bible - Exploring the Mysteries of the Craft from Birth to Summerland

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Liber ab Clementia (Book of Humanity)^333


case it just means the other party that my party
sides against. See also Satan.

Hastsehogan—Male—North America
Navajo god of the home and of home
blessings.

Hathor—Female—Africa
(Also known as Hwt-Hert, Het-Heru, Het-hert)
Animal associations: Cow, Cat, Frog, Hawk,
Vulture, Lion
Plant associations: Coriander, Mandrake,
Myrtle, Rose, Sycamore, Vine (grape)
Holiday: Hathor’s Feast November 27th
‘House of Horus’ or ‘House of God’—Egyp-
tian Sky Goddess. Her name refers to the
house (sky) in which Horus takes flight. She
was associated by the Greeks with Aphrodite.
Her sacred instrument is the system, a type of
rattle that usually looks like a sling shot with
tiny tambourines or bells strung between the
arms.

Incense Recipe
2 parts Gum Arabic
1 part Coriander
1 part Rose
A few Raisins

Haiti—Male—Middle East
Arabic Jinn who gave advice and warning,
but who was never seen.

Hatmehyt—Female—Africa
(Also known as Hatmehyt)
Lover: Banebdjedet
Animal association: Fish
Egyptian fish goddess who was worshiped
at the banks of the Nile, especially by fisher-
men.

Hay-Tau—Male—Middle East/Mediterranean
Animal association: Bull
Phoenician forest god whose tears (resin)
were collected and sold to the Egyptians.
Frankincense, perhaps?

Hebe—Female—Mediterranean
Husband: Hercules
Plant association: Cypress
Greek goddess of youth and of boy’s as-
cension into manhood. Honored at rites of pas-
sage in which boys become men. She served
the nectar of the gods until she was replaced
by Ganymede. Some Wiccan traditions hold
that she then became cup bearer to humanity.
She is associated with the chalice in Wiccan
ritual.

Hecate—Female—Mediterranean
Father: Perses
Mother: Asteria
Animal associations: Dragon, Dog, Frog, Hare,
Snake, Toad
Plant associations: Aconite, Belladonna, Cy-
clamen (especially Ivy-leaved), Cypress, Dan-
delion, Hemlock, Henbane, Garlic, Mandrake
(European), Mint, Myrrh, Oak, Onion, Palm
(date), Patchouli, Sesame, Willow, Wolf’s
Bane, Yew
Greek grandmother figure. She is goddess
of the crossroads. Although she is sometimes
associated with the Crone stage of goddess, she
is typically shown as a Triple Goddess herself
in that she has three faces, one a dog, one a
horse, and one a snake. Her kin familiar are
two ghost dogs/hounds, which are typically
shown loyally by her side. Although she has
been associated with the evil stereotypical with
of the green skin, long nose, and warts, her
story is more of the champion. It was she who
rescued Persephone from the Underworld,
thus restoring Spring to the world. She is
prayed to for easing the suffering of birth, by
those who are facing Death, and by those who
have realized that both birth and death are part
of life. Hecate stands at an intersection of three
roads that meet. One of her faces looks each
way to both welcome travelers. These three
crossroads are birth, life, and death, all merg-
ing at her feet.

z WB Chap 17.p65 333 7/11/2003, 6:04 PM

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