Re: The Most Boring Thread Ever on London.pm : Cool Letter Heads

[Damian Conway]

   > Ate, incidentally, is a contraction of Hecate, which wouldn't have
   > scanned as well.

Err, just quietly Dave, that proves not to be the case.

Ate was the goddess of folly, strife, discord, and mischief.
She was a daughter of Zeus, banished to Earth for her wickness
in leading men astray.

Hecate was the goddess of the night, of magic, and travel at night.
She was a cousin of Zeus, and dwelt quietly in the Underworld.

The latter is much beloved of modern Goddess worshippers -- as the
third personification of the Goddess. They'll have your guts
(or worse!) for garters if they catch you confusing Her with
that bitch Ate ;-)

Damian