After Athena's little educational lecture, Russell understood who Hecate was, and why Athena had told him to ask Artemis. The two goddesses were cousins.
Hecate's mother, Asteria, was sisters with Leto, the mother of Artemis and Apollo. When Apollo was born, Hera made things difficult for Leto, leaving her nowhere to settle. Fortunately, Asteria helped her, allowing her to give birth to Apollo safely.
But blood ties on the Divine Mountain were weak. Asteria and Leto were close sisters, yet Artemis, Apollo, and Hecate had only an ordinary relationship and rarely interacted.
According to Athena, Hecate was also a goddess who never married. Though her seniority was not high, her strength was exceptionally formidable.
Her record was fearsome. She was the renowned irresistible Goddess of Death, an empress none could defeat or surpass. Her Divine Authority was also incredibly complex, touching upon the night, ghosts, hell, magic, and witchcraft.
Unlike Hermes, that so-called divine messenger and total fraud, Hecate's Divine Authorities were complex and varied, yet all were highly aggressive and invasive.
As a Titan, she had chosen to support Zeus during the Titanomachy. She helped Zeus defeat the Cyclops, securing him powerful assistance and determining the final direction of the war.
Therefore, though this goddess was beautiful, Zeus had never dared entertain thoughts about her. He held her in considerable awe and gave her special treatment when everyone sat down to divide the spoils after the war.
It could be said that in male-dominated Mount Olympus, Hecate possessed a transcendent status of her own.
But in terms of her duties, Hecate was a goddess of the Underworld. She represented the dark side of the world, and her symbol was the moon of the Underworld.
So, by rank, Hades was Hecate's direct superior.
After finishing, Athena glanced at Russell with