Gale

Gale ("weasel, marten") is a minor character in Greek mythology. She was a very skillful witch who earned the wrath of Hecate, the Greek goddess of magic.
==Mythology==
According to Aelian's On the Characteristics of Animals, Gale was a talented witch who dealt in herbs and potions but was extremely lascivious and had abnormal sexual desires (which are not described in detail). For this, Hecate turned her into a small, "evil" animal bearing her name, gale (a land-marten or polecat).
Thus, the animal became one of the most commonly associated ones with Hecate. Martens/weasels were thought to have magical potency in ancient Greece, though not necessarily of the beneficial kind.
==See also==
*Medea
*Circe
*Pasiphaë
Category:Women in Greek mythology
Category:Hecate
Category:Metamorphoses into animals in Greek mythology
Category:Greek mythological witches
Category:Witchcraft in folklore and mythology