Egypt Apotropaic magic

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this apotropaic wand shows procession of protective deities. such wand have been used in rituals associated birth , perhaps used draw magical circle around mother , child. walters art museum, baltimore.


apotropaic magical rituals practiced throughout ancient near east , egypt. fearsome deities invoked via ritual in order protect individuals warding away evil spirits. in ancient egypt, these household rituals (performed in home, not in state-run temples) embodied deity personified magic itself, heka. 2 gods invoked in these rituals hippopotamusiform fertility goddess, taweret, , lion-demon, bes (who developed apotropaic dwarf demon-god, aha, literally meaning fighter ).


objects used in these rituals in order facilitate communication gods. 1 of commonly found magical objects, ivory apotropaic wand (see birth tusk), gained widespread popularity in middle kingdom (ca. 1550 - 1069 bce). these wands used protect expectant mothers , children malevolent forces, , adorned processions of apotropaic solar deities. likewise, protective amulets bearing likenesses of gods , goddesses taweret commonly worn. water came used in ritual well, wherein libation vessels in shape of taweret used pour healing water on individual. in later periods (when egypt came under greek ptolemies), stele featuring god horus used in similar rituals; water poured on stele and—after ritually acquiring healing powers—was collected in basin afflicted person drink.








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