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Apotropaic magic (from Gr**** αποτρέπω, apotrépō 'to ward off') or
protective magic is a type of
magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as...
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Abracadabra is a
magic word,
historically used as an
apotropaic incantation on
amulets and
common today in
stage magic. It is of
unknown origin. Pronunciation...
- Laḫmu (𒀭𒌓𒈬 or 𒀭𒈛𒈬, d laḫ-mu, lit. 'hairy one') is a
class of
apotropaic creatures from
Mesopotamian mythology.
While the name has its
origin in a...
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southern part of
Italy the
Sardinian Sartiglia and the
intriguing apotropaic masks,
especially the mamuthones, issohadores, s'urtzu (and so on), are...
- of the
burial of the 'Red Lady'.
During the
Middle Kingdom of Egypt,
apotropaic wands began to be used
during birth ceremonies.
These wands were made...
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frequently wore
amulets with his head on them as
protection from her. As an
apotropaic entity, he is
considered as both a
personification of a
destructive and...
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witch bottle is a
apotropaic magical item used as
protection against witchcraft. They are
described in
historical sources from
England and the United...
- ("Aphrodite of the
beautiful buttocks"). In
other contexts, this
gesture has an
apotropaic character, that is, a
means to ward off a
supernatural enemy, or it may...
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apotropaic amulets and find
parallels among Phoenician and
Punic amulets from the Iron Age. He
theorizes that the
custom of
making such
apotropaic amulets...
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Knocking on wood (also
phrased touching wood or
touch wood) is an
apotropaic tradition of
literally touching, tapping, or
knocking on wood, or
merely stating...
