Category: Greek religion

Chthonic Spells Ancient Greeks often cast spells against personal rivals, but they also used spells to prevent acts of injustice against their communities: “What motives induced persons to have recourse to a curse? The most common is the wish to punish or (by threat with punishment) prevent acts of injustice against or infringement of private…

Chthonic Spells Ancient Greeks often cast spells against personal rivals, but they also used spells to prevent acts of injustice against their communities: “What motives induced persons to have recourse to a curse? The most common is the wish to punish or (by threat with punishment) prevent acts of injustice against or infringement of private…