▁after ▁which ▁he ▁sacrific ed ▁it ▁to ▁Apol lo ▁Del ph ini us . ▁H ec ale ▁and ▁the ▁legend ▁of ▁her ▁reception ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁( of ▁These us ) ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁not ▁quite ▁without ▁some ▁portion ▁of ▁truth . ▁For ▁the ▁dem es ▁round ▁about ▁used ▁to ▁meet ▁and ▁hold ▁a ▁H ec ales ian ▁festival ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Ze us ▁H ec alus , ▁and ▁hon oured ▁H ec ale , ▁whom ▁they ▁called ▁by ▁the ▁pet ▁name ▁H ec al ine , ▁because ▁when ▁she ▁ent ert ained ▁These us , ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁quite ▁young , ▁she ▁addressed ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁old ▁woman ▁would ▁and ▁gre et ed ▁him ▁with ▁that ▁sort ▁of ▁pet ▁names . ▁When ▁These us ▁was ▁setting ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁contest ▁she ▁v owed ▁in ▁his ▁beh alf ▁to ▁offer ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁to ▁Ze us ▁if ▁he ▁came ▁back ▁safe . ▁She ▁died , ▁however , ▁before ▁his ▁return , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁above ▁mentioned ▁hon ours , ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁her ▁hospital ity , ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁These us , ▁as ▁Phil och orus ▁rel ates ." ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁today ' s ▁Ath ens ▁northern ▁sub ur bs , ▁Ek á li , ▁an ▁aff lu ent ▁and ▁very ▁exclusive ▁resident ial ▁community ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁foot ▁of ▁Mount ▁Pent eli , ▁is ▁called ▁by ▁that ▁name . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Att ic ▁myth ology ▁Category : W omen ▁in ▁Greek ▁myth ology <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Hart