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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 December 2024. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Creepypastas are horror -related legends or images that have been copied and pasted around the Internet. These Internet entries are often brief, user-generated, paranormal stories intended to scare, frighten, or discomfort readers. The term ...
Namerimburrudû or “curse-breaking” incantations, inscribed KA-INIM-MA NAM-ÉRIM-BÚR-RU-DA-KAM, are ancient Mesopotamian spells composed to avert the effects of oath-breaking, namely the curses which result from them.
The curse of the pharaohs or the mummy's curse is a curse alleged to be cast upon anyone who disturbs the mummy of an ancient Egyptian, especially a pharaoh. This curse, which does not differentiate between thieves and archaeologists, is claimed to cause bad luck, illness, or death.
Kodoku (蠱毒, 'curse poison'), also called kodō (蠱道, 'curse method'), kojutsu (蠱術, 'curse technique'), and fuko (巫蠱, 'sorcery curse') is a type of poisonous magic found in Japanese folklore. It is the Japanese derivative of the Chinese gu magic. It is said to have been widely used in ancient China.
The Pydna curse tablets are a collection of six texts or catalogues written in Ancient Greek that were found at the ruins of Pydna, a prominent city of ancient Macedon, between 1994 and 1997. They were discovered during the archaeological excavations of the Makrygialos cemetery and were first published by Curbera and Jordan in 2003. [ 1 ]
[24] For instance, in one charm, a curse is placed upon an individual, and their punishment is compared to various other events: May you be consumed as coal upon the hearth, may you shrink as dung upon a wall, and may you dry up as water in a pail. May you become as small as a linseed grain, and much smaller than the hipbone of an itchmite,
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Carmen, a term for an Ancient Roman incantation; Curse (disambiguation) Dharani, common term for Mahayana Buddhist mantras; Finnic incantations; Hex (disambiguation) Incantations in the Harry Potter series; Incantation bowl, an ancient Middle Eastern protective magical tool; Jinx (disambiguation) Kotodama, the Japanese belief in the power of ...