Hecate (disambiguation)
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Hecate is an ancient Greek goddess.
Hecate or Hekate may also refer to:
In fiction:
- Hecate (Dune), a fictional character in the Legends of Dune series of books
- Hecate (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
- A character in Shakugan no Shana (see List of Shakugan no Shana characters)
- Hecate Chief witch/Goddess of Witchcraft in Macbeth
In military:
- HMS Hecate (A137), a Royal Navy deep ocean survey vessel of the Hecla Class
- PGM Mini-Hecate .338, powerful French-designed and -manufactured sniper rifle
- USS Etlah (1864), a single-turreted, twin-screw monitor, briefly named USS Hecate
- PGM Hecate II, a French anti-materiel rifle and the standard heavy sniper rifle of the French Army
In music:
- Hecate (artist), a breakcore artist
- Hecate Enthroned, symphonic black metal band from the North of England
In other fields:
- 100 Hekate, an asteroid
- 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine, a psychedelic drug known as HECATE
- Hecate Strait, a wide body of water separating the Queen Charlotte Islands from the mainland of British Columbia
- Hecate, an 0-8-0 tank locomotive built for the Kent & East Sussex Railway, possibly intended for use on the Headcorn & Maidstone Junction Light Railway.