How do you pronounce the name of Hecate, the Greek goddess?

Is it pronounced "he(short e like "eh")-kah-tay"?


Is there an internet source that provides pronounciation info for mythological names?

How do you pronounce the name of Hecate, the Greek goddess?
The correct pronounciation of Hecate is HEK-a-tee. There is a terrific pronouncement site I use quite often. It's listed below as my source.
Reply:Heck - Tay
Reply:hek-uh-tay. The 'h' is not silent. The 'c' should have been written as 'k'. The first 'e' is short as in 'bet'. The 'a' is short as in 'about'. The last 'e' is long as in 'grey' but not quite so long.





By the way, Hecate is the way the ancient Romans would have translated the spelling of '蔚魏伪蟿畏 "Hekat锚". Notice that the final '锚' is a different letter in the Greek spelling.
Reply:Heck-uh-tee
Reply:HECK-uh-tee
Reply:he-kuh-teee
Reply:We pronounce it a short e here in New England.


So it is "HECK" in the beginning.
Reply:Heck-ah-tee





Hecate, Hekate (Hek谩t膿),
Reply:heck- ot (rhymes with not)- tay (rhymes with stay)with emphasis on heck is how I pronounce it but i have heard people pronounce it "heck-it" and "heck-a-tee"

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