Monday, February 14, 2022

Who says studying the ancient world isn't practical?

In honor of St. Valentine's Day, the British Library has a wonderful post on love spells in the ancient Greek Magical Papyri. Here's one of my favorites, which is "very strong." If done correctly, the goddess Selene will have an angel (I'm betting the language may be daimon) drag the beloved by their hair to the reciter. Easy peasy. 



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