Syncretism of Hekate and Satan?

[minette]

Is this something you’ve encountered or considered? Satan is often artistically depicted as a feminine force, opposing the patriarchal power of Yahweh and Christendom. There appears to be notable overlap between the offices of the two and the way both are imagined in contemporary LHP traditions, but this is only theoretical. Looking for feedback, thanks!

 

[thepolestar]

On the island of Crete, due to heavy Christian influence, there's apparently a saying about how Hekate will drag you down to Hell as she's Satan/Satan's wife or something like this. I've heard of this from Greeks who have told me about the superstition.

The Gnostics also saw Hekate as one of their evil archons, as depicted the Gnostic text Pistis Sophia. Of course, this is all contradicted by the PGM (where she is invoked alongside Hebrew names) and the Chaldean Oracles.

 

[ashlesha]

I think this is the focus of Mark Alan Smith's work, where he works with his own mythology of Lucifer and Hekate being married. I don't think there's much of a historical connection, but totally some overlap.