From the Archives: Hekate Companion Project - Asteria

In 2018 a group of members of the Covenant of Hekate collaborated in the Hekate’s Companion Project, exploring deities which they perceived to be companions of Hekate and ultimately writing hymns to Hekate and these gods and goddesses.

This hymn to Hekate and Asteria was one of the results.

Hail Asteria! Hail Hekate!

Eternal Goddesses, Star-Born Queens!

Mother and daughter of the Mystries!

Brightest Asteria , daughter of Coeus and Phoebe,

Titaness Goddess of oracles and prophetic dreams,

Wo with Perses birthed Hekate,

Raising her only child above her starry realm

Thus igniting all of creation.

Timeless Hekate, Cosmic World SoulWe are your adoring children.

Seeking understanding

Of the mysteries of the starry night.

Asteria, the original earth-bound star.

Quail her chosen form,

Birthed the island nursery for sister Leto’s

Fair twins, Artemis and Apollo.

Bold and noble companions to Hekate,

To whom her righteous mother entrusted

The role of the wise midwife and protector of children.

Behold Hekate’s owl, symbol of her wisdom,

Whose midnight cies signal the dead

And hearken rebirth.

As the quail’s brave flight brings courage under the stars,

Oh Goddesses Nocturnal and Shining,Guide us through the starry night

With your magnificent shining rays

And your feathered messengers.

Asteria, you are the first of the falling stars in the night.

Hekate, you are the star fuel of creation

That lives in us all.

Bright shining mother and daughter!

Great Starry Goddesses guide us, your children.

May we be blessed in the darkness

And our souls enlightened by your eternal star flames.

Hail Hekate! Hail Asteria!