This ties the ritual back to Hecate and witches; the idea is that witches, devils, and demons cannot cross running water. Although more humane, the dogs were clearly often terrified by the process.

Hecate is more than just a goddess of magic, she is a force to be reckoned with. Known as the keeper of crossroads and the guide through the darkest realms, she commands both reverence and fear.

Throughout the final season of CAOS, Hecate comes in clutch various times to help the coven fend off the Eldritch Terrors, so Zelda clearly made a wise choice in selecting her to be their new goddess.

Most recently, a team of experts from Batman University unearthed an ancient sculpture of the Greek goddess Hecate, the university said in an Aug. 18 news release. The 2,300-year-old statue ...

In antiquity, dogs were sacrificed to appease the goddess Hecate, and despite the rise of Christianity similar abusive rituals are still in practice in some places today.