Hecale

Hecale

In Greek mythology, Hecale was an old woman who offered succor to Theseus on his way to capture the Marathonian Bull.

On the way to Marathon to capture the Bull, Theseus sought shelter from a storm in a shack owned by an ancient lady named Hecale. She swore to make a sacrifice to Zeus if Theseus was successful in capturing the bull. Theseus did capture the bull but when he returned to Hecale's hut, she was dead. Theseus built a deme in her honor.


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  • Hecale — HECĂLE, es, Gr. Ἑκάλη, ης, (⇒ Tab. XX.) eine von des Minos und der Pasiphae, oder, nach andern, der Krete Töchtern. Apollod. lib. III. c. 1. §. 2 …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • Hecale [1] — HECĂLE, es, eine alte arme Frau in Attika, welche den Theseus in seiner Jugend aufnahm, und bewirthete, auch sich dergestalt geneigt gegen ihn erwies, daß sie ihm nicht allein mit allerhand Worten schmeichelte, sondern auch den Göttern ein Opfer… …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • HECALE — I. HECALE Leontidis tribûs municipium. Steph. II. HECALE anus paupercula, quae Theseum adhuc adolescentulum hospitio suscepit. Huius paupertatem Callimach. iusto volumine celebravit. Numquam Hecale fies, i. e. numquam te inopia opprimet.… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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  • Nymphalidae — Edelfalter Philaethria hecale Systematik Klasse: Insekten (Insecta) Überordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hades — For other uses, see Hades (disambiguation). Hades …   Wikipedia

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