Questions tagged [witchcraft]
For questions regarding the craft of witches in mythology. Not related to Wicca.
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Were Cambions originally the demon offspring of a Succubus and Incubus?
The earliest evidenced appearance of the word "cambion" in the sense of an offspring of two demons is in the 1818 French-Language Dictionnaire Infernal. The 1825 edition of that book has the ...
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Is there any historical documentation about witches using windows for divination?
Is there any historical documentation about witches using windows for divination?
I have seen some rabbinic scholars (like Alshich, Albo, Abarbanel, and Saba) ntrepret the Biblical passages concerning ...
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Is it safe to "pay the devil with blood" for the power to cast a given spell or curse?
I was watching a show on Romanian witchcraft where they specifically talked about using a lot of blood b/c that's what you use to pay the devil, and that all Romanians have a little of the devil in ...
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Why is purple the color that protects from witches' curse?
I was watching some history channel show about cursed placed, and they featured Romanian witches who cursed the central government for a tax policy.
Witchcraft is not taken lightly in Romania. After ...
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What is the story of Madonna Oriente?
I stumbled upon the Wikipedia article on Madonna Oriente, a mysterious religious figure of 14th century Milan:
Madonna Oriente or Signora Oriente (Lady of the East), also known as La Signora del ...
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Parallels between Hecate and the Devil?
Hecate was associated with crossroads, just as the devil was.
Do the similarities end there? Could Hecate qualify as a devil figure?
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Tales of bats as witches' familiars?
One of the superstitions in the article 13 Halloween Superstitions & Traditions Explained is about bats:
Medieval folklore also described bats as witches' familiars, and seeing a bat on ...
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What is the origin of the myth that witches burn in water?
As per most of the stories I know, witches usually burn when they come into contact with water.
Why is this so and what is the origin of this myth? Also,why do witches burn? What about wizards?
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