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2. Apotropaic magic - Wikipedia

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   Apotropaic observances may also be practiced out of superstition or out of tradition, as in good luck charms (perhaps some token on a charm bracelet), amulets, or gestures such as crossed fingers or knocking on wood. Many different objects and charms were used for protection throughout history.

3. Lunula (amulet) - Wikipedia

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   A lunula (pl. lunulae) was a crescent moon shaped pendant worn by girls in ancient Rome. [1] Girls ideally wore them as an apotropaic amulet, [2] the equivalent of the boy's bulla. [3]

4. Amulet - Wikipedia

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   Pregnant women would wear amulets depicting Taweret, the goddess of childbirth, to protect against miscarriage. [4]: 44 The god Bes, who had the head of a lion and the body of a dwarf, was believed to be the protector of children. [4]: 44 After giving birth, a mother would remove her Taweret amulet and put on a new amulet representing Bes.

5. 15 fascinating good luck charms from around the world - AOL

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   For people living in different countries around the world, various charms, talismans, and amulets have become symbols of good luck. For people living in different countries around the world ...

6. Cimaruta - Wikipedia

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   Commonly made of silver, the amulet itself consists of several small apotropaic charms (some of which draw upon Christian symbolism), with each individual piece attached to what is supposed to represent a branch of rue—the flowering medicinal herb for which the whole talisman is named, "cimaruta" being a Neapolitan form of cima di ruta ...

7. Fascinus - Wikipedia

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   Phallic charms, often winged, were ubiquitous in Roman culture, appearing as objects of jewellery such as pendants and finger rings, relief carvings, lamps, and wind chimes (tintinnabula). [10] [11] [12] Fascinus was thought particularly to ward off evil from children, mainly boys, and from conquering generals (see n. 6). The protective ...