Hecale

For the deme of ancient Attica, see Hecale (Attica). For the Greek epyllion by Callimachus, see Hecale (poem).

Not to be confused with Hecate.

In Greek mythology, Hecale (Ancient Greek: Ἑκάλη, romanized: Hekálē) was an old woman who offered succor to Theseus on his way to capture the Marathonian Bull.

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