Exam 2 Prep Flashcards
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Tyche (greek)
Knows as Fotuna in latin
Goddess of Luck (good or bad)
One of the gods Junii summoned
Megaira (greek)
1 of the furies
(deity of vengeance)
Sister of Trisphone + Allecto
Nemesis (greek)
Goddess of retribution
Nemein (greek)
“to give what is due”
Voces Magicae
divine language refers to mysterious unintelligible words in ancient spells
Characteres
magical symbols or inscribtions used in magical spells
Orpheus (greek)
legendary greek figure famous for poetry and music
Lyre can charm animals
Descend to underworld playing music and cam back
Amphion (greek)
poetry built the walls of Thebes
Known for music ability
Thelxis (greek)
refers to enchantment, charm, or magical persuassion
Odysseus listening to siren’s song
Circe (greek)
know for transforming humans into animals
Turn O’s crew into pig but Hermes protected him with herb moly
Illocutionary Act
performance of an act in say something
Marriage
Perlocutionary Act
speech act that effect on feeling, thought or actions
Persuading
Coefficient of Intelligibility
measures how easily speech is understood
Coefficient of Weirdness
measures describing how unusual something is perceived to be
Katadesmos (greek)
verbal + plastic medium for binding spell
used to invoke the gods to curse someone
Anna Perenna
Becomes Italian godess
Well in Rome that had characteres, Bone “skeleton” witch equipment, Abrasax, etc
Defixio
ancient curse tablet made with lead aimed to control individuals
Pharmaka (greek)
substances with powerful effects medicine or poison
Venena
potions, poisons, or drugs
Abrasax (greek)
mystical word/figurine depicted as a powerful Rosterish figure, shield, whip, and serpent legs
ABLANTANALBA (greek)
palindromic word found in magical texts + amulets
Ousia (greek)
refers to the essence, substance, or being of something. what makes it what it is to its core
Larvans
figurines found that could be a sorcerer or necromancer
Manosphere
Ancient misogyny + sexual violence Men’s right activists
Men getting their way
Incels
people unable to perform sexually
Spells focuse on this love, desire, etc
Misogyny
hatred prejudice against women
Katadesmoi by men trying to force women into sexual relationships
Matronymic
name based on mothers name
adopted from slave culture or babylonian + egyptian spells
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
Q(uem) p(eperit) vulva
“whom a womb bore”
Appear in spells when calling upon a specific individual
Limerance
emotional intensity and obsession
Binding spells + Erotic spells casted to provoke obsessive attraction
Agôgê (greek)
Leading spell
Designed to induce irresistible desire drawing the target falling in live with the caster
Philtrokatadesmos (greek)
Philron (love potion) +
katadesmos (binding spell)
Meant to induce sexual attraction and bind the will of the target
Phusikleidon (greek)
Physis (nature) + kleidon (key)
Unlocking the secrets of nature
Diakopê (greek)
Seperation spell designed to drive away a rival
Katagraphô (greek)
“to inscribe” act of inscribing name on spells
Exhaustive Dichotomy
binary or opposite forces
division between two things
dichotomy
Agamoi (greek)
1 of 4 restless dead
Refer to those who died unmarried big deal for women
Ateknos (greek)
refers to a person who died childless. Due to Greek funeral beliefs + superstitions viewed as restless dead
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
Pharmakon (greek)
plural Pharmaka
substance referring to medicine, healing remedy, or poisons (magical potions) big dichotomy
Philtron (greek)
love potion/charm used to create love, desire, and attraction in another person
Polygyny
man married to multiple wives at one time
Apotropaic
means turning away designed to ward off evil or protect from harm (virility context)
Moly (greek)
magical herb that protected O from Circe given by Hermes
Venefica
female potion maker uses potion, spells, and poisons to cause harm and manipulate others
Canidia
Character in Roman literary portrayed as a Venefica who practiced dangerous malevolent magic
Devotus
person who has been vowed or dedicated to the gods
Aphrodisiac
substance to stimulate sexual desire/performance/arousal ex.) honey
Hippomanes
substance stimulate desire and incite madness in context of love magic ex.) honey pepper ostrich glizzard
Chupacabra
monster of modern imagery
Puerto Rico folk animal that eats animals
“goat sucker”
Bogeyman/Boogeyman
Figure to make children behave across the globe and through time
Occasionally aimed at horny teenagers
Bugbear
creature to scare children
“something frightening”
Middle english “Bugge”
Tokoloshe
South African creature small dwarf like goblin that causes harm, mischief, and death.
Similar to Bes
Bes
Dwarf like God
Associated with fertility, childbirth, and households
Similar to Tokoloshe
Metminwi
Hatian bogey man against sexual activity
Against horny teenagers
Succubus
female demons who have sex with men
Incubus
male demons who have sex with women
Sleep Paralysis
Dissociation of sleep phases
Combined perception of nightmare and real world
Panic causes feeling of suffocation
Empousa (greek)
“Move on 1 leg”
Has flaming hair, Leg of copper, leg of an ass.
Servant of Hecate
Could be repelled by insults
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.
Mormo
“fear”
Mother who killed her children
Hideous she monster
