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2nd century BC sapphire showing a Ptolemaic princess as Nike, Greek goddess of victory. In the Cyranides, a Greek manual focusing on magical properties, there are descriptions of different gemstones that were thought to possess certain powers. Dendrites – led to the love of the gods and success in the world
The Love Potion (1903) by Evelyn de Morgan. A love potion (poculum amatorium) [1] is a magical liquid which supposedly causes the drinker to develop feelings of love towards the person who served it. Another common term to describe the potion, philtre, is thought to have originated from the ancient Greek term philtron ('love charm'), via the ...
Pompeian wall painting depicting a hermaphrodite sitting, left hand raised towards an old satyr approaching from behind; a maenad or bacchant brings a love potion.. Magic in the Greco-Roman world – that is, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and the other cultures with which they interacted, especially ancient Egypt – comprises supernatural practices undertaken by individuals, often privately ...
In Ancient Greek, the word for both drugs and potions was "pharmaka" or "pharmakon". [ 10 ] In the 12th century, the French had the word pocion , meaning "potion", "draught", or "medicine". By the 13th century, this word became pocioun , referring to either a medicinal drink, or a dose of liquid medicine (or poison).
As most surviving sources concern love between men and women, there is a strong heterosexual bias when discussing these sources, though there are a few examples known to concern love between both two men and two women, such as Greek curse tablets. Love magic motifs appear in literature and art and in the mythologies of many cultures.
The topic of love was actually a subject of debate in ancient Greece, says Marie-Claire Beaulieu, PhD, an associate professor of classical studies at Tufts University. “The Greeks [were aware of ...
One of the first pieces was a symbol of love. “Before work began in earnest, trial trenching uncovered a Roman Cupid figurine and brooch, along with a Roman or early Saxon skeleton,” officials ...
It was called "tears of Isis" in ancient Egypt, and later called "Hera's tears". In ancient Greece it was dedicated to Eos Erigineia. In the early Christian era, folk legend stated that V. officinalis was used to staunch Jesus' wounds after his removal from the cross. It was consequently called "holy herb" or (e.g. in Wales) "Devil's bane".