Hecate: goddess of passages and rites

Festival Histoire et Cité

General public
Free (museum admission and guided tour)
Duration 1h
Reservations required
Guided museum tour

Who is Hecate, goddess of three faces, guardian of crossroads, doors and thresholds? Starting with a bronze statuette discovered in Nyon, discover this figure. Watching over places of transition and invested with ritual practices, she embodies the passage between the visible and the lʼinvisible.

A guided tour of the museum.

As part of the Festival Histoire et Cité, the Roman Museum and Château de Nyon are offering activities on the theme of magic.

Hécate représentée sous sa forme triple
Hécate représentée sous sa forme triple © Rémy Gindroz