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Zotz! is a 1962 American fantasy comedy film produced and directed by William Castle, and starring Tom Poston, Julia Meade, Jim Backus, Fred Clark, and Cecil Kellaway. It is about a man obtaining magical powers from a god of an ancient civilization.
Amulet of Egypt, Ancient, Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur. An amulet, also known as a good luck charm, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The "Amulets of Ancient Egypt" fall in approximately seven major categories: Amulets of gods/goddesses and sacred animals; Amulets of protection (or aversion)
Vedic amulet, in Vedic literature, fig trees often represent talismans with the udumbara fig tree having been deemed the "lord of amulets". ( Hindu mythology / Buddhist mythology ) Wolfssegen (also Wolfsegen and Wolf-Segen ), an apotropaic charm against wolves.
The amulet with the Frankfurt silver inscription Map of Roman fortifications (red) and civilian settlements (blue) in Nida. The inscription was found at a burial site on Heilmannstraße (yellow circle). Map of Limes Germanicus, the system of fortifications representing the boundary of Roman control in Upper Germania
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.
In the Late Post-Classic Maya mythology of the Popol Vuh, Camazotz (/ k ɑː m ə ˈ s ɒ t s / from Mayan /kama ˈsots’/) (alternate spellings Cama-Zotz, Sotz, Zotz) is a bat spirit at the service of the lords of the underworld. Camazotz means "death bat" in the Kʼicheʼ language.
For a djed pillar amulet. [93] 156. For an Isis knot amulet. [93] 157. For an amuletic golden vulture collar. [94] 158. For an amuletic golden falcon collar. [94] 159. For a papyrus column amulet. [94] 160. For a papyrus column amulet. [94] 161. Describes how the four winds are released through openings in the sky to give the dead person the ...
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