Hecate, a figure from Greek mythology, is the goddess associated with magic, witchcraft, crossroads, ghosts, and the night.

Outside of a suggested closeness between Hecate and Persephone, Hecate has raised Melinoe with the intention to wage war against Chronos — a weapon to use against those who imprisoned her family.

Greek mythology speaks of Hecate assisting Demeter in finding her daughter Persephone. In "Anne of Green Gables," Anne Shirley finds a steadfast and loyal friend in Diana Barry.

In Death of Persephone, award-winning poet Yvonne Blomer displaces the myth of young Persephone in Hades' violent underworld, challenging modern concepts of gods and humanity. In Death of ...

In Death of Persephone, ... In poems both lyrical and narrative, a woman paints Hecate on a building, a Hyacinth Macaw flies overhead, a detective bumbles from crime to crime.