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The Acropolis of Athens

The museum has many items of interest, notably a magnificent marble dog (c. 520 BC) and a frieze from the eastern side of the Athena Nike temple showing Hephastos, Hekate, Demeter and Kore.

Frieze from the Athena Nike temple
showing Hephastos, Hekate, Demeter and Kore

I was intrigued by the many seated terracota figures from the Late Archaic (520-480 BC) found in the debris of the Acropolis. They look very similar to the figures identified by Robert Von Rudloff as Hekate. The museum says they are linked to cult worship of Athena Polias.

Terracota figures from the Late Archaic

See Hellenic Ministry of Culture site for details about the Acropolis and the museum opening times.

The Benaki museum

Make sure you see the Attic marble votive Hekation in room 5 (late 5th to early 4th Century BC). This is a small triple Hekate based on the original by Alkamenes, who created the first triple statue of Her in c.430-410 BC.

Unfortunately photography is forbidden, so I can't show you a picture, but the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, in Leiden, The Netherlands, has a similar statue on their site:
http://live.avro.nl/beeldenstorm/afleveringen/92_puinbak.asp#

The Agora museum

The museum has a miniature copy of the triple Hekate original by Alkamenes.

Copy of the original Triple Hekate by Alkamenes.
Museum reference #46

For details of opening times etc., see the Hellenic Ministry of Culture site.