How old was hecate when she became a goddess?
Hecate is considered a triple goddess in that she has three aspects–maiden, mother, and crone. Most Greek deities were not real people who became deified, in contrast to the Roman tradition of deifying prominent figures such as Augustus, but rather existing deities of indigenous peoples (ie, Medusa, who was originally a mother goddess) or personifications of ideas (ie, Nike, goddess of victory). Hecate was more likely one of the former and was closely identified with Demeter (mother) and Persephone (maiden).
