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Tyche (greek)

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Knows as Fotuna in latin
Goddess of Luck (good or bad)
One of the gods Junii summoned

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Megaira (greek)

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1 of the furies
(deity of vengeance)
Sister of Trisphone + Allecto

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Nemesis (greek)

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Goddess of retribution

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Nemein (greek)

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“to give what is due”

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Voces Magicae

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divine language refers to mysterious unintelligible words in ancient spells

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Characteres

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magical symbols or inscribtions used in magical spells

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Orpheus (greek)

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legendary greek figure famous for poetry and music
Lyre can charm animals
Descend to underworld playing music and cam back

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Amphion (greek)

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poetry built the walls of Thebes
Known for music ability

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Thelxis (greek)

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refers to enchantment, charm, or magical persuassion
Odysseus listening to siren’s song

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Circe (greek)

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know for transforming humans into animals
Turn O’s crew into pig but Hermes protected him with herb moly

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Illocutionary Act

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performance of an act in say something
Marriage

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Perlocutionary Act

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speech act that effect on feeling, thought or actions
Persuading

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Coefficient of Intelligibility

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measures how easily speech is understood

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Coefficient of Weirdness

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measures describing how unusual something is perceived to be

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Katadesmos (greek)

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verbal + plastic medium for binding spell
used to invoke the gods to curse someone

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Anna Perenna

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Becomes Italian godess
Well in Rome that had characteres, Bone “skeleton” witch equipment, Abrasax, etc

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Defixio

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ancient curse tablet made with lead aimed to control individuals

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Pharmaka (greek)

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substances with powerful effects medicine or poison

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Venena

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potions, poisons, or drugs

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Abrasax (greek)

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mystical word/figurine depicted as a powerful Rosterish figure, shield, whip, and serpent legs

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ABLANTANALBA (greek)

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palindromic word found in magical texts + amulets

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Ousia (greek)

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refers to the essence, substance, or being of something. what makes it what it is to its core

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Larvans

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figurines found that could be a sorcerer or necromancer

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Manosphere

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Ancient misogyny + sexual violence Men’s right activists
Men getting their way

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Incels
people unable to perform sexually Spells focuse on this love, desire, etc
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Misogyny
hatred prejudice against women Katadesmoi by men trying to force women into sexual relationships
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Matronymic
name based on mothers name adopted from slave culture or babylonian + egyptian spells
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Counterculture
rejection of cultural norms Greek magic was not mainstream not calling on all the Olympic Gods but mostly Chthonic gods + spirits of the dead
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Q(uem) p(eperit) vulva
"whom a womb bore" Appear in spells when calling upon a specific individual
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Limerance
emotional intensity and obsession Binding spells + Erotic spells casted to provoke obsessive attraction
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Agôgê (greek)
Leading spell Designed to induce irresistible desire drawing the target falling in live with the caster
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Philtrokatadesmos (greek)
Philron (love potion) + katadesmos (binding spell) Meant to induce sexual attraction and bind the will of the target
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Phusikleidon (greek)
Physis (nature) + kleidon (key) Unlocking the secrets of nature
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Diakopê (greek)
Seperation spell designed to drive away a rival
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Katagraphô (greek)
"to inscribe" act of inscribing name on spells
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Exhaustive Dichotomy
binary or opposite forces division between two things dichotomy
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Agamoi (greek)
1 of 4 restless dead Refer to those who died unmarried big deal for women
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Ateknos (greek)
refers to a person who died childless. Due to Greek funeral beliefs + superstitions viewed as restless dead
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Andromache, Hermione Neoptolemus
Themes of War Family Dynamics and Marriage A: widow of Hector never remarried but became side chick of N H: Wife of N and absolutely hates A N: Husband of H keeps A as side piece
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Pharmakon (greek)
plural Pharmaka substance referring to medicine, healing remedy, or poisons (magical potions) big dichotomy
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Philtron (greek)
love potion/charm used to create love, desire, and attraction in another person
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Polygyny
man married to multiple wives at one time
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Apotropaic
means turning away designed to ward off evil or protect from harm (virility context)
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Moly (greek)
magical herb that protected O from Circe given by Hermes
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Venefica
female potion maker uses potion, spells, and poisons to cause harm and manipulate others
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Canidia
Character in Roman literary portrayed as a Venefica who practiced dangerous malevolent magic
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Devotus
person who has been vowed or dedicated to the gods
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Aphrodisiac
substance to stimulate sexual desire/performance/arousal ex.) honey
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Hippomanes
substance stimulate desire and incite madness in context of love magic ex.) honey pepper ostrich glizzard
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Chupacabra
monster of modern imagery Puerto Rico folk animal that eats animals "goat sucker"
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Bogeyman/Boogeyman
Figure to make children behave across the globe and through time Occasionally aimed at horny teenagers
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Bugbear
creature to scare children "something frightening" Middle english "Bugge"
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Tokoloshe
South African creature small dwarf like goblin that causes harm, mischief, and death. Similar to Bes
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Bes
Dwarf like God Associated with fertility, childbirth, and households Similar to Tokoloshe
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Metminwi
Hatian bogey man against sexual activity Against horny teenagers
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Succubus
female demons who have sex with men
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Incubus
male demons who have sex with women
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Sleep Paralysis
Dissociation of sleep phases Combined perception of nightmare and real world Panic causes feeling of suffocation
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Empousa (greek)
"Move on 1 leg" Has flaming hair, Leg of copper, leg of an ass. Servant of Hecate Could be repelled by insults
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Lamia (greek)
"devourer or shark" Might be a shapeshifter Tail of a serpent Child of Poseidon Loved by Zeus Child of Hecate Hera abducted her and killed her children making her become a monster.
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Mormo
"fear" Mother who killed her children Hideous she monster

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