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Stêlê of Aphroditê, PGM VII, 215-218

Stêlê of Aphroditê, PGM VII, 215-218

This multi-purpose spell  is preserved in the Greek ritual manual PGM VII, 215-218. Stêlê of Aphroditê For gaining friendship (philia), favour (charis), success (praxis), and…

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Chronological Order of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts: Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, Book of the Dead

All of these funerary texts contain spells to protect the deceased in the afterlife. I made a more detailed video about these three funerary texts,…

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A Coptic Prayer About the Power of Magic

This quote from a prayer preserved in a Coptic magic book from Egypt provides interesting details about how the practitioner understood ancient magic. It preserves…

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Walters Art Musem 54.540 Bes-Pantheos

A Polymorphic Bes Statuette

This bronze statuette shows a composite deity who has the attributes of various different gods: the face of the god Bes, the twin plumes and…

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The Crocodile God Sobek

The crocodile was particularly feared because not only did it kill, it ate the body of its victim without which there could be no afterlife.…

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BM 1814,0704.1172 Amulet against the Evil Eye

Gold Amulet Against the Evil Eye

This amulet consists of a small disc made of gold. It was stamped with an eye in the centre which is attacked by eleven protectors:…

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Hand of Sabazius

Sabazius was an eastern god of fertility and vegetation. In Roman times he was worshiped in association with other deities, particularly Dionysus (Bacchus). His cult…

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Rare Scarab Gold Box Ring

“From the end of the third millennium B.C., the scarab beetle served as an amulet in Egypt where it represented the sun god. In the…

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Isis Amulet – The Egyptian Goddess with Wings and Lotos Flowers

This scarab amulet shows the Egyptian goddess Isis with wings and lotos flowers According to Egyptian mythology, Isis transformed herself into a bird in order…

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Ancient Cup with Zodiacal Signs

The cup is elaborately decorated on the inside and on the outside. Inside The inside shows imagery related to water, wealth and abundance. At the…

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