Hecate[a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs,[4] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied. She is variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, the Moon, graves, and ghosts.[1][2][5] Her earliest appearance in literature was in Hesiod's Theogony in the 8th century BCE[6] as a goddess of great honour with domains in sky, earth, and sea. Her place of origin is debated by scholars, but she had popular followings amongst the witches of Thessaly[7] and an important sanctuary among the Carian Greeks of Asia Minor in Lagina.[7] Her oldest known representation was found in Selinunte, in Sicily.