the greek goddess phoebe is goddess of the moon and titan of the oracle...

Reba C · #1 05-07-2008, 09:00 AM

...delphi but what was her powers? i need to know for a project what phoebe's powers and responsibilities are. it would be really helpful if anyone could tell me what they were. like i know she was the moon goddess but what was her responsibilities as that goddess, to protect the moon? please and thank you!

chadray224 · #2 05-07-2008, 09:02 AM

Phoebe was a Titan, one of the original (that is, pre-classical) 14. She and Atlas were given dominion over the Moon, whose planetary power is that of Enchantment, and the second day of the week was their's. So, Phoebe is another Moon Goddess, her name means Bright Moon. She was the mother of Leto and Asteria through her brother Coeus(Intelligence). There was another Phoebe, a human priestess, who figures briefly in the story of Castor and Pollux. Anyway, it's Phoebe who was the grandmother of Artemis and Apollo, and her name became surnames for both twins.

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Hecate was a reappearance of Phoebe, a moon goddess herself, who appeared in the dark of the moon. So Phoebe and Hecate are one and the same.

Places

Wild areas, forests, borders, city walls and doorways, crossroads, and graveyards are all associated with Hecate at various times.
It is often stated that the moon is sacred to Hecate.

Queen of ghosts

Queen of Ghosts is a title associated with Hecate due to the belief that she can both prevent harm from leaving, but also allow harm to enter from the spirit world.Hecate thus has a role and special power in graveyards and at crossroads.She guards the "ways and paths that cross". Her association with graveyards also played a large part in the idea of Hecate as a lunar goddess.

Goddess of sorcery

In the so-called "Chaldean Oracles" that were edited in Alexandria, she was also associated with a serpentine maze around a spiral, known as Hecate's wheel.

The goddess of sorcery or magic is Hecate's most common modern title.

Goddess of the crossroads

Hecate had a special role at three-way crossroads, where the Greeks set poles with masks of each of her heads facing in different directions

The crossroad aspect of Hecate stems from her original sphere as a goddess of the wilderness and untamed areas. This led to sacrifice to assure safe travel into these areas. This role is similar to lesser Hermes, that is, a god of liminal points or boundaries.