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Apotropaic magic (From Ancient Greek: ἀποτρέπω, romanized: apotrépō, lit. 'to ward off') or protective magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting misfortune or averting the evil eye. Apotropaic observances may also be practiced out of superstition or out of tradition, as in good luck charms (perhaps some…
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TTTA extracted 53 structured relationships around Apotropaic magic. Examples in this analysis include crossed fingers or knocking on wood → instance of → or gestures and Taweret were commonly worn → instance of → protective amulets bearing the likenesses of gods and goddesses. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crossed fingers or knocking on wood | instance of | or gestures | 0.80 | text |
| or as part of complex rituals of social transformation such as migration | instance of | or gestures | 0.80 | text |
| Taweret were commonly worn | instance of | protective amulets bearing the likenesses of gods and goddesses | 0.80 | text |
| sheela na gigs | instance of | gargoyles or other grotesque faces and figures | 0.80 | text |
| hunky punks were carved to frighten away witches | instance of | gargoyles or other grotesque faces and figures | 0.80 | text |
| other malign influences | instance of | gargoyles or other grotesque faces and figures | 0.80 | text |
| hexafoils | instance of | in Britain they are often flower-like patterns of overlapping circles | 0.80 | text |
| crosses | instance of | while the bad dreams would pass through and burn up.OthersItems and symbols | 0.80 | text |
| crucifixes | instance of | while the bad dreams would pass through and burn up.OthersItems and symbols | 0.80 | text |
| silver bullets | instance of | while the bad dreams would pass through and burn up.OthersItems and symbols | 0.80 | text |
| wild roses | instance of | while the bad dreams would pass through and burn up.OthersItems and symbols | 0.80 | text |
| garlic were believed to ward off or destroy vampires.In Mesopotamia | instance of | while the bad dreams would pass through and burn up.OthersItems and symbols | 0.80 | text |
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For Apotropaic magic, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Apotropaic magic with Symbols and objects. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Apotropaic magic to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Symbols and objects, Rituals and actions & Apotropaic names, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Apotropaic magic · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout