Hecate smelt the odour of death as clearly as she might smell the wonderful, scented fragrance of blooming flowers in springtime or the delicious smell of dinner wafting down the hallway.

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Not only is Hecate the Greek goddess of witchcraft, she’s also the goddess of magic and knowledge. She’s associated with many different types of magic and her power and knowledge is formidable. This passage speaks to how much she can smell and how potent her sense of smell is. She can smell death as clearly as something as scented as flowers or as delicious as dinner wafting down the hallway.

Source: Possession

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