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This is a list of objects that are allegedly cursed. The Anguished Man [1] Annabelle (doll) [1] [2] Busby's stoop chair [3] Black Prince's Ruby [citation needed] The Crying Boy [4] The Conjured Chest [citation needed] Dybbuk box [1] Gold of Tolosa – Treasure seized by Roman conquerors of Gaul [5] [6] The Hands Resist Him [3] Hope Diamond [3 ...
Mythological objects encompass a variety of items (e.g. weapons, armor, clothing) found in mythology, legend, folklore, tall tale, fable, religion, spirituality, superstition, paranormal, and pseudoscience from across the world. This list is organized according to the category of object.
The four letter name has many pronunciations and can be seen over 7,000 times throughout the Hebrew Bible. As symbol, it was incorporated into the Greek Tetractys by Jewish Kabbalistic occult tradition as an evolving arrangement of ten letters. In gematria, YHWH has a numerical value of 72 (center image).
Haunted objects (3 C, 5 P) Hebrew Bible objects (2 C, 18 P) Objects in Hindu mythology (1 C, ... List of sacred objects in Japanese mythology; London Stone; N.
Adam, Eve, and a female serpent at the entrance to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.The portrayal of the image of the serpent as a mirror of Eve was common in earlier Christian iconography as a result of the identification of women as the ones responsible for the fall of man and source of the original sin.
10. Sirens. Origin: Greek Sirens are another mythological species that have found a home in modern times. There are movies and TV shows about the seductresses with beautiful and enchanted singing ...
Leviathan also figures in the Hebrew Bible as a metaphor for a powerful enemy, notably Babylon (Isaiah 27:1). Some 19th-century scholars pragmatically interpreted it as referring to large aquatic creatures, such as the crocodile. [4] The word later came to be used as a term for great whale and for sea monsters in general.
Ancient Greek cursed object against enemies in a trial, written on a lead figurine put in a lead box, 420-410 BC, Kerameikos Archaeological Museum, Athens. Cursed objects are generally supposed to have been stolen from their rightful owners or looted from a sanctuary. The Hope Diamond is supposed to bear such a curse, and bring misfortune to ...