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apotropaic
apotropaic, a. (ˌæpəʊtrəʊˈpeɪɪk) [f. Gr. ἀποτρόπαιος averting evil (f. ἀποτρέπειν to turn away, avert) + -ic.] Having or reputed to have the power of averting evil influence or ill luck. Hence apotroˈpaically adv.1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 570/1 The sacrifice of the ‘October horse’ in the Campus Martius... Oxford English Dictionary
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Apotropaic magic
Phalluses In Ancient Greece, phalloi were believed to have apotropaic qualities. Magic circle Apotropaic names Ashkenazi Jews' apotropaic names were often given not at birth but during serious illness. wikipedia.org
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What Is Apotropaic Magic And Who Practices It? - Patheos
Oct 21, 2022Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
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Apotropaic mark
the fabric of a building with the intention of keeping witches out through apotropaic magic. Evil was thought to be held at bay through a wide variety of apotropaic objects such as amulets and talismans against the evil eye. wikipedia.org
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apotropaism
apotropaism, n. Anthropol. Brit. /ˌapətrəˈpeɪɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌæpətrəˈpeɪˌɪz(ə)m/ [‹ ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιος (see apotropaic adj.) + -ism suffix. Compare Hellenistic Greek ἀποτροπιασµός, Byzantine Greek ἀποτροπίασµα. Compare earlier apotropaic adj.] The use of magic or ritual to avert evil influence... Oxford English Dictionary
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Apotropaei
Greece certain divinities, by whose assistance the Greeks believed that they were able to avert any threatening danger or calamity—that is, figures of apotropaic wikipedia.org
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Tintinnabulum (ancient Rome)
The sounds of bells were believed to keep away evil spirits; compare the apotropaic role of the bell in the "bell, book, and candle" ritual of the earlier Bells were hung on the necks of domestic animals such as horses and sheep to keep track of the animals, but perhaps also for apotropaic purposes. wikipedia.org
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Namburbi
Catalogues of apotropaic rituals are known from Nineveh and from Uruk. There is no apotropaic ritual against it.” wikipedia.org
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Vukajlo
All the derivatives from vuk were regarded as apotropaic names. It may refer to: Vukajlo Radonjić, Montenegrin guvernadur Vukajlo N. wikipedia.org
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Drishti bommai
Regarded to possess apotropaic properties, these dolls are prominently hung at construction sites, houses, residential buildings, and trucks, intended wikipedia.org
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Umū dabrūtu
His transformation of them into benevolent apotropaic symbols to guard the gate of the Apsû, provides a precedent which would be imitated on the doorways wikipedia.org
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Singa (mythology)
Singa is an apotropaic figure from the mythology of the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The apotropaic use of a singa may stem from the Hindu-Buddhism period of Batak during the ninth century (the Batak people are predominantly Christian or wikipedia.org
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Patera (architecture)
Being mainly a decorative element, the patera may also perform an apotropaic function to keep away evil spirits. wikipedia.org
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Lunula (amulet)
Girls ideally wore them as an apotropaic amulet, the equivalent of the boy's bulla. wikipedia.org
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Birth tusk
Birth tusks (also called magical wands or apotropaic wands) are wands for apotropaic magic (to ward off evil), mainly from the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. wikipedia.org
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