Hecate’s Deipnon
E127761
Hecate’s Deipnon is an ancient Greek ritual meal and offering to the goddess Hecate, traditionally left at crossroads at the dark of the moon to honor her and appease restless spirits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hecate’s Deipnon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1123323 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hecate’s Deipnon Context triple: [Hecate, offering, Hecate’s Deipnon]
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A.
Orphic Hymns
The Orphic Hymns are a collection of ancient Greek religious poems attributed to Orpheus, used in mystery cult rituals to invoke and honor various gods and cosmic forces.
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B.
Orphic Mysteries
The Orphic Mysteries were an ancient Greek religious movement centered on the mythical figure Orpheus, emphasizing personal salvation, purification rites, and a dualistic view of the soul’s imprisonment in the body.
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C.
Cadmus et Hermione
Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
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D.
Hesiodic Catalogue of Women
The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and heroic myths of mortal women who bore children to gods and heroes.
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E.
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the mythological abduction of Leucippus’s daughters by the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hecate’s Deipnon Target entity description: Hecate’s Deipnon is an ancient Greek ritual meal and offering to the goddess Hecate, traditionally left at crossroads at the dark of the moon to honor her and appease restless spirits.
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A.
Orphic Hymns
The Orphic Hymns are a collection of ancient Greek religious poems attributed to Orpheus, used in mystery cult rituals to invoke and honor various gods and cosmic forces.
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B.
Orphic Mysteries
The Orphic Mysteries were an ancient Greek religious movement centered on the mythical figure Orpheus, emphasizing personal salvation, purification rites, and a dualistic view of the soul’s imprisonment in the body.
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C.
Cadmus et Hermione
Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
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D.
Hesiodic Catalogue of Women
The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and heroic myths of mortal women who bore children to gods and heroes.
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E.
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the mythological abduction of Leucippus’s daughters by the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek religious ritual
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offering to a deity ⓘ ritual meal ⓘ |
| appeases | restless spirits ⓘ |
| associatedDeityAspect |
Hecate as goddess of crossroads
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Hecate as goddess of ghosts ⓘ Hecate as protector of the household ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
chthonic deities
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household purification ⓘ liminal spaces ⓘ new moon observances ⓘ protective magic ⓘ spirits of the dead ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Hecate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Classical Greece
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Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| honors | Hecate ⓘ |
| locationContext |
doorways
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three-way crossroads ⓘ |
| modernReception |
adapted in modern pagan and witchcraft traditions
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revived in contemporary Hellenic polytheism ⓘ |
| offeringType |
cakes
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cheese ⓘ eggs ⓘ fish ⓘ food offerings ⓘ garlic ⓘ leftovers from the household meal ⓘ libations ⓘ onions ⓘ sacrificial remnants ⓘ |
| performedAt | crossroads ⓘ |
| performedDuring | dark of the moon ⓘ |
| purpose |
to appease ghosts and harmful spirits
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to avert misfortune ⓘ to gain Hecate’s favor ⓘ to mark the transition between lunar months ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
domestic cult practice
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urban cult practice ⓘ |
| ritualAction |
carrying offerings to a crossroads shrine
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disposing of household sweepings ⓘ honoring the dead and wandering spirits ⓘ leaving food without looking back ⓘ purifying the household ⓘ |
| timeInLunarCycle | end of the lunar month ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hecate’s Deipnon Description of subject: Hecate’s Deipnon is an ancient Greek ritual meal and offering to the goddess Hecate, traditionally left at crossroads at the dark of the moon to honor her and appease restless spirits.
Referenced by (1)
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