Hecate, Hekate (Hekátē), or Hekat was originally a goddess of the wilderness and childbirth, naturalized early in Thrace, but originating among the Carians of Anatolia, Walter Burkert, (1987) Greek Religion: Archaic and Classical, pp 171. Oxford, Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-15624-0. the only region where theophoric names are attestedTheodor Kraus, Hekate: Studien zu Wesen u.
Hecate is the performing name of American/Austrian Hardcore/Breakcore producer Rachael Kozak, currently living in Basel, Switzerland. She takes her name from the Greek goddess of sorcery Hecate. She has also worked on with prolific electronic artist Venetian Snares, creating the controversial album "Nymphomatriarch" using samples of the couple's sexual experiments throughout the recording.