Hecale
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Hecale () was an old woman who offered succor to Theseus on his way to capture the Marathonian Bull.
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In Greek mythology, Hecale () was an old woman who offered succor to Theseus on his way to capture the Marathonian Bull.
== Mythology == On the way to Marathon to capture the Bull, Theseus sought shelter from a storm in a shack owned by an ancient lady named Hecale. She swore to make a sacrifice to Zeus if Theseus was successful in capturing the bull. Theseus did capture the bull but when he returned to Hecale's hut, she was dead.