A crossroads was originally described as a place " where three roads meet", rather than the crossing of two roads.Three is considered a magical number in many ways(e.g. three Fates,three aspects of the goddess, threefold law of return,etc.), and the meeting of three roads was therefore a magical spot, often the site of magical rituals and religious rites.As a goddess of magical charms and enchantments,Hecate frequented crossroads where her image could be found,either as columns or as statues of the goddess,with three faces called "Triple Hecate".Offerings were left there for her on the eve of the full moon.these were usually in the form of food, known as "Hecate's Suppper".In Voodoo, the god Legba is the "Guardian of the Crossroads". The Japanese built phallic symbols at crossroads to protect travelers.Criminals were frequently hanged at crossroads and their bodies buried there, in the belief that since it was a sacred site their ghosts would remain underground. Encyclopedia of Witchcraft,Wicca, and Neo-paganism,pp.106-107.
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