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In this article I am going to present to you some of the basic rules of pronunciation according to the grammar rules of ancient hellenic language, I have been taught in school.

Hekate has many symbols. One of the most dominant is the torch. In hellenic the torch is called δαυλός, dhaulos. You know the epithet dadouchos, is the one who carries a daulos, the torchbearer. Dhaulos is the masculine type and dhada is the femimine type. Let's see the meaning of the word dhaulos.

The torch is a main symbol of the Goddesses of Eleusis, including Hekate as well. Nowadays it is used by political parties, athletic teams, occult cults and religions. In hellenic the word is pronounced today at o but the ancient pronounciation is on u. So Δαύλος is the correct one, dau(v)los. It consists of three parts: