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Hekateiron Sunthemata
“Bring Her not forth lest going She retains something in departing, the souls of those who quit the body violently are most pure…”
The Chaldean Oracles
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A performance by The Cabiri
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Hekateiron Sunthemata :Prior to her association with witchcraft, Hekate occupied a position as the guardian of liminal spaces. In this aspect she occupied the platonic state of the cosmic soul, animating the material world. All who entered the universe were ensouled from the font in her side.
Among the Greeks and the Chaldeans, three-faced statues called Hekateiron were placed on the crossroads. These statues contained the sunthemata (divine signature) of the goddess, and Hekataia (Hekate’s supper) were offered before them monthly.
In her occupation as a guardian of the liminal spaces, she became associated with the chthonic (underworld) aspects of the divine. Later Greek authors used her as a guide to the underworld, which eventually led to the perception of Hekate as a deity of the dark arts.
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Suggested Texts:
- Sarah Iles Johnston, Hekate Soteira (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1990)
- Robert Von Rudloff, Hekate in Ancient Greek Religion (Horned Owl Publishing, 1999)
The Cabiri are John Murphy, Charly Barker, Kirsten Lauzon, Corie Brooke, and Magda Rook with Guest Performers Al Billings, Michael Bjorkegren, Rebecca Erlin, Ariel Federow, Dan Goodman, Jessie Hirsch, Richard Lotz, Gregg Noce, and Willow.
~The Cabiri are theatrical emissaries for The Anunnaki Project, a multidisciplinary 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that seeks to promote awareness of cultures that have passed to antiquity. See www.anunnaki.org for more information.~
To contact The Cabiri call 206-609-3212
e-mail info@cabiri.org, or visit www.cabiri.org
