Brimo-Hecate
deity underworld Greek single tradition · 1
Brimo-Hecate was worshipped at Pherae in Thessaly and has connections with Orphic religion, in which Persephone was prominent. The Alexandra of Lycophron makes clear that when Hecuba is to be transformed into one of the hounds of the triple Hecate, Brimo is an epithet of the Thessalian goddess of the Underworld.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 200
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Archaic period through Late Antiquity.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Brimo
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The Thessalian or Thracian word Brimo was foreign in Attica. Brimo-Hecate was worshipped at Pherae in Thessaly and has connections with Orphic religion, in which Persephone was prominent.”
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