Hekate's Suppers and The Ritual Use of Eggs

Eggs were a key feature in the ancient suppers left for Hekate at the crossroads. These suppers, which we commonly call The Deipnon (meaning "supper") were part of the monthly ritual of propitiation to Hekate on the night when the moon was hidden (aka the modern new moon).

"As is usually the case with offerings to the dead, the regular Hekates deipnon on the thirtieth of the month consisted of food. The specific articles, so far as they are mentioned, were magides a kind of loaf or cake, the shape and ingredients of which are not clear; the mainis or sprat; skoroda, or garlic; the trigle, or mullet; psammeta, a sacrificial cake described by Harpocration as "somewhat like the psaista;" eggs, cheese, possibly the basunias a kind of cake." - Stephan Ronan, The Goddess Hekate.

As part of our ongoing series applying an anthropological lens to these suppers, we're recreating the components of meal using ancient recipes, such as those by Apicius. You can find these recipes, as well as sharing circles and more about the project, in Hekate's Crossroads, part of Covina, The Coven of Hekate.

This project, led by me and Christen Bennett is part of our big endeavor to create a repository of recipes and magick inspired by the food and practices in the ancient Mediterranean.

Chapters
1 Eggs and Ancient Hecate Suppers: Exploring Symbolic Meaning and Use in Rituals
2 Historical Practice Associated with Hecate 08:19
3 Dialogues of the Dead: Diogenes, Eggs, Purification and Hekate 15:49
4 Hekate Suppers: Protection and Purification of the Restless Dead
22:27
5 The Complexity of Hekate: Plutarch's Threatening and Philanthropic View 30:18
6 The Unsettling Side of Hecate's Suppers, Rituals and Ancient Curse Tablets 37:57
7 Purifying and The Restless Dead In Ancient Greek Religion 45:56
8 Cleansing Through Diet and Ancient Practices of Purification
52:50
9 The Purity of Mind, Body, Spirit: Exploring Orphic and Ancient Greek Dietary Practices 01:00:18
10 Understanding the Mythos and Misconceptions of Hekate Suppers
01:07:14
11Connecting the Ancient Hekate Suppers and Practices to Lent
01:14:16
12 Purifying the Soul: A Comparison of Hekate Suppers and Christianity
01:21:31
13The Fascinating Mythology of Mary Magdalene and the Red Egg
01:28:03
14 Eggs in Ancient Times: Unravelling Ancient Rituals of Protection and Cleansing 01:34:59

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