Some say, it is because it gives birth three times in a year; others, because it eats the Sea-Hare, which is deadly to man." The red mullet was also significant in the cult of the witch goddess Hecate.
It is believed that the red mullet reproduces three times annually or consumes the Sea-Hare, which is lethal to humans; this fish was important in the religious practices of the witch goddess Hecate's followers.