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Inspired cartoonists by Trump and the UN General Assembly (Original Post)
syringis
Sep 2017
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syringis
(5,101 posts)2. Thank you Hekate
Your nickname reminds of aspirin.
Aspirin is known since Antiquity. It was obtained by infusing the bark of white willow. It was named Hecate's potion after Hekate, one of the griek goddesses of the Moon. She was also associated to magic.
The potion being strong and bringing a quick relief of the pain, was seen as magic.
It is one of many explanations to the name
Hekate
(90,645 posts)6. I never knew about the connection of Hekate to aspirin; it's good to learn something new...
At the time I joined DU, I had just completed a couple of years of research on Demeter and Persephone. But my kids were grown and gone by then, and I decided to take my DU name from the third member of the Triad, the one called Eldest, the one who is free to travel among all 3 realms: Earth, the Underworld, and Olympus. Hekate is also goddess of the crossroads, where 3 ways meet.
No doubt TMI! Have a good day!
malaise
(268,930 posts)5. Great toons
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Gothmog
(145,130 posts)7. Thank you for the Cartoons