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Exam 2 Prep Flashcards

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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

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people unable to perform sexually
Spells focuse on this love, desire, etc

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Misogyny

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hatred prejudice against women
Katadesmoi by men trying to force women into sexual relationships

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Matronymic

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name based on mothers name
adopted from slave culture or babylonian + egyptian spells

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Counterculture

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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

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“whom a womb bore”
Appear in spells when calling upon a specific individual

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Limerance

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emotional intensity and obsession
Binding spells + Erotic spells casted to provoke obsessive attraction

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Agôgê (greek)

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Leading spell
Designed to induce irresistible desire drawing the target falling in live with the caster

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Philtrokatadesmos (greek)

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Philron (love potion) +
katadesmos (binding spell)
Meant to induce sexual attraction and bind the will of the target

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Phusikleidon (greek)

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Physis (nature) + kleidon (key)
Unlocking the secrets of nature

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Diakopê (greek)

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Seperation spell designed to drive away a rival

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Katagraphô (greek)

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“to inscribe” act of inscribing name on spells

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Exhaustive Dichotomy

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binary or opposite forces
division between two things
dichotomy

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Agamoi (greek)

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1 of 4 restless dead
Refer to those who died unmarried big deal for women

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Ateknos (greek)

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refers to a person who died childless. Due to Greek funeral beliefs + superstitions viewed as restless dead

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Andromache, Hermione Neoptolemus

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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)

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plural Pharmaka
substance referring to medicine, healing remedy, or poisons (magical potions) big dichotomy

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Philtron (greek)

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love potion/charm used to create love, desire, and attraction in another person

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Polygyny

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man married to multiple wives at one time

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Apotropaic

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means turning away designed to ward off evil or protect from harm (virility context)

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Moly (greek)

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magical herb that protected O from Circe given by Hermes

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Venefica

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female potion maker uses potion, spells, and poisons to cause harm and manipulate others

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Canidia

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Character in Roman literary portrayed as a Venefica who practiced dangerous malevolent magic

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Devotus

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person who has been vowed or dedicated to the gods

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Aphrodisiac

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substance to stimulate sexual desire/performance/arousal ex.) honey

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Hippomanes

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substance stimulate desire and incite madness in context of love magic ex.) honey pepper ostrich glizzard

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Chupacabra

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monster of modern imagery
Puerto Rico folk animal that eats animals
“goat sucker”

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Bogeyman/Boogeyman

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Figure to make children behave across the globe and through time
Occasionally aimed at horny teenagers

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Bugbear

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creature to scare children
“something frightening”
Middle english “Bugge”

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Tokoloshe

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South African creature small dwarf like goblin that causes harm, mischief, and death.
Similar to Bes

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Bes

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Dwarf like God
Associated with fertility, childbirth, and households
Similar to Tokoloshe

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Metminwi

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Hatian bogey man against sexual activity
Against horny teenagers

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Succubus

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female demons who have sex with men

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Incubus

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male demons who have sex with women

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Sleep Paralysis

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Dissociation of sleep phases
Combined perception of nightmare and real world
Panic causes feeling of suffocation

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Empousa (greek)

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“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)

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“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

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“fear”
Mother who killed her children
Hideous she monster

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