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This goddess’s name possibly derives from a frog-headed Egyptian fertility goddess. Zeus’s hand holds this goddess on coins issued by (10[1])Agathocles I of Bactria, reflecting the Theogony’s claim that Zeus “honored [this goddess] above all.” This goddess adopted the servant Galanthias after she was punished by Hera for facilitating Heracles’s birth by being turned into this goddess’s sacred (-5[1])animal, (-5[1])the weasel or polecat. (10[2])Along with the Lampades, this goddess controls succubus-like creatures (10[1])with one copper leg known as empousai. (10[1])Like Diana, this torch-wielding goddess was given the epithet Trivia in her role as a triple goddess. (10[1])Dogs were often sacrificed to this goddess at crossroads. (10[1])For 10 points, Medea was a priestess of what Greek goddess of magic and witchcraft? (10[2])■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Hecate (The first line refers to Heqet.)
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