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 said that the red mullet gives birth three times a year or eats the Sea-Hare, which is deadly to people; this fish was significant in the worship of the witch goddess Hecate.