extra credit greek

ataphoi

the dead w/o burial rites (1 of 4 restless dead)

defixio

Latin word for curse tablet, usually pierced with a nail [nail symbolically binds spell to the target]

phylakterion

small object worn b/c people believe it protected against bad luck/evil/disease

phthonos

“envy” — critical in agnostic world of magic

necromancy

communicating with the dead, esp in order to see the future

chthonic

of subterranean underworld, in-between god, alternative to olympian

goeteia

witchcraft/sorcery, from greek word for groan/lament

mageia

magic, sorcery, witchcraft - comes from the word magos

aoros

those who died before their time - children, babies, anything other than natural causes

abraxas/abrasax

protective god, head of rooster w/ legs of serpent and human torso, carved on tablets/curses

agamoi

dead before marriage (restless dead)

magoi

magic/sorceror, comes from magos

hermes chthonic

hermes - in between god, god of travellers and crossroads, trickster - in between things (chthonic - relating to underworld, or earth (alternative to olympus))

pharmaka

potion, medicine, poison - agent of change, relating to magic like herbal potions and healing potions

thelxis

enchantment, charm - like being spellbound

ousia

essence, being-ness - people got from fingernails, hair, blood, bodily fluid

kolossoi

voodoo doll, figurine

maschialismos

arm-pitting, used to prevent dead from coming back to haunt them

katadesmos

curse tablet, typically on lead, rolled + pierced w/ an iron nail to curse people

biaiothanatoi

dead by violence