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H / Hĕcălē
noun

Hĕcălē

gen. Hĕcălēs · gender feminine
a poor old woman who kindly received Theseus; celebrated by Callimachus
a poor old woman who kindly received Theseus, celebrated by Callimachus, Plin. 22, 22, 44, § 88; App. M. 1, p. 112; Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 50; Ov. R. Am. 747; cf. Petr. 135, 8, 16.
Perseus ID: n20313 Key: Hecale