Antichi dèi, oggi: la Ecate dei neo-pagani

• Nicola SERAFINI ^[1]
  1. [1] Università di Urbino
• Localización: Minerva: Revista de filología clásica, ISSN 0213-9634, Nº 27, 2014, págs. 203-225
• Idioma: italiano
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Ancient gods today: the neo-pagans’ Hecate
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  • English

    Hecate was an ambiguous deity in ancient Greece, who survived throughout late Antiquity and Early Medieval period without losing her terrifying and dark features. During the Early Modern era, assimilated to Diana and Herodias, she appears in demonologists’ treaties on witchcraft, being considered the patroness of witches. Nowadays, contemporary Neo-Paganism attaches a remarkable role to medieval folklore: thus, due to her special link to magic and witchcraft, the goddess Hecate is even now particularly worshipped by several groups who attempt to revive, and revitalize, pre-Christian polytheistic elements. This goddess is perfectly suited to this aim.

  • italiano

    La dea Ecate era una figura ambigua nell'antica Grecia, che sopravvisse durante la tarda anti- chità e il Medioevo conservando le sue caratteristiche oscure e terrificanti. In età moderna, assimilata a Diana o Erodia, Ecate compare spesso nei trattati di demonologia e stregone- ria, essendo considerata come la patrona delle streghe. Oggigiorno, il Neo-paganesimo contemporaneo riconosce un valore particolare al folclore medievale, e la dea Ecate, grazie al suo speciale legame con la magia, è ancora oggi particolarmente venerata da numerosi gruppi neo-pagani che tentano di rivitalizzare alcuni elementi politeistici pre-cristiani. Questa divi- nitá si presta alla perfezione a tale operazione.

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