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Æpohdí - (epode; Gr. ἐπῳδή, ΕΠΩΙΔΗ. Noun.) – spell or sung enchantment.
Alchemy – See Khymeia.
Amulet – See Pæríamma.
Ará – (Gr. ἀρά, ΑΡΑ. Noun.) a curse, sometimes a vow or a prayer.
Asævís – (asebes; Gr. ἀσεβής, ΑΣΕΒΗΣ. Adjective.) impious, sacrilegious, blasphemous.
Asǽveia - (asebeia; Gr. ἀσέβεια, ΑΣΕΒΕΙΑ. Noun.) impiety, blasphemy.
Asebes – See Asævís.
Astrologer - Astrológos.
Astrology – See Astroloyía.
Astroloyía – (astrologia; Gr. ἀστρολογία, ΑΣΤΡΟΛΟΓΙΑ. Noun.) – originally astronomy (ἀστρονομία) but the word came to refer to astrology, divination by observation of the heavenly bodies in conjunction with the zodiac.
Astrológos – (Gr. ἀστρολόγος, ΑΣΤΡΟΛΟΓΟΣ. Noun.) – originally astronomer but the word came to mean astrologer.
Augury – See Iohnistikí.
Belomancy – See Vælomándeia.
Belomanteia – See Vælomándeia.
Blasphemy – See Asǽveia.
Catadesis – See Katádæsis.
Catadesmus – See Katádæsmos.
Catado – See Katádoh.
Celema – See Kílima.
Charm (noun) – See Pæríamma.
Chymeia – See Khymeia.
Curse (noun) – See Ará.
Curse Tablet – See Katádæsmos.
Epatoscopia – See Ipatoskopía.
Epode – See Æpohdí.
Geomancy – See Yæohmandeia.
Geomanteia – See Yæohmandeia.
Goës – See Góïs.
Goeteia – See Goïteia.
Góïs – (goës; Gr. γόης, ΓΟΗΣ. Noun. Etym. γοάω, “to groan.”) – magician, sorcerer, one who howls out enchantments, juggler, cheat.
Goïteia – (goeteia; Gr. γοητεία, ΓΟΗΤΕΙΑ. Noun.) – witchcraft, deception, to cheat.
Haruspicy – See Ipatoskopía.
Hepatomancy – See Ipatoskopía.
Hepatoscopy – See Ipatoskopía.
Hydromancy – See Ydromandeia.
Hydromanteia – See Ydromandeia.
Impiety (Noun) – See Asǽveia.
Impious (Adjective) – See Asævís.
Iohnistikí – (oionistice; Gr. οἰωνιστική, ΟΙΩΝΙΣΤΙΚΗ. Participle of adj.) divination from the flight of birds, augury.
Iohnós – (oionos; Gr. οἰωνός, ΟΙΩΝΟΣ. Noun.) – an omen derived from a bird of augury.
Ipatoskopía - (epatoscopia; Gr. ἡπατοσκοπία, ΗΠΑΤΟΣΚΟΠΙΑ. Noun.) inspection of the liver of a sacrificial animal for the purpose of divination, hepatoscopy, haruspicy, hepatomancy.
Katádæsis – (catadesis; Gr. κατάδεσις, ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΙΣ. Noun.) – binding by spells.
Katádæsmos – (catadesmus; Gr. κατάδεσμος, ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΜΟΣ. Noun.) a curse tablet designed to bind its victim by a spell.
Katádoh – (catado; Gr. κατᾴδω, ΚΑΤΑΙΔΩ. Verb.) – sing a spell or incantation.
Khymeia - (chymeia; Gr. χυμεία, ΧΥΜΕΙΑ. Noun. Also χημεία, χημία) – alchemy.
Kílima – (celema; Gr. κήλημα, ΚΗΛΗΜΑ. Noun.) – spell or charm.
Mageia – See Mayeia.
Mageumata – See Mayévmata.
Magic – See Mayeia, Mayévmata, and Pharmakeia.
Mágos – (magus; Gr. μάγος, ΜΑΓΟΣ. Noun.) – wizard, impostor. The word originally meaning a Magian, one of the Median tribe, or one of the priests of Persia.
Magus – See Mágos.
Mandeia – (manteia; Gr. μαντεία, ΜΑΝΤΕΙΑ. Noun.) – divination.
Mandosýni – (mantosyne; Gr. μαντοσύνη, ΜΑΝΤΟΣΥΝΗ. Noun.) – divination.
Manganeuo – See Manganévoh.
Manganévoh – (manganeuo; Gr. μαγγανεύω, ΜΑΓΓΑΝΕΥΩ. Verb.) – using magic charms.
Manteia – See Mandeia.
Mantosyne – See Mandosýni.
Mayeia – (mageia; Gr. μαγεία, ΜΑΓΕΙΑ. Noun.) – magic, originally, the theology of the Magians.
Mayévmata – (mageumata; Gr. μαγεύματα, ΜΑΓΕΥΜΑΤΑ. Noun. Plural of μάγευμα.) witchcraft, the use of spells and charms.
Necromancy – See Psykhagoyein.
Occult – knowledge of the hidden, of the paranormal.
Oionistice – See Iohnistikí.
Oionos – See Iohnós.
Órnis – (Gr. ὄρνις, ΟΡΝΙΣ. Noun.) – bird of augury, omen derived from their calls or flight.
Pæríamma – (periamma; Gr. περίαμμα, ΠΕΡΙΑΜΜΑ. Noun.) a charm, an amulet.
Periamma – See Pæríamma.
Pharmaceia – See Pharmakeia.
Pharmaceus – See Pharmakéfs.
Pharmacis – See Pharmakís.
Pharmakéfs – (pharmaceus; Gr. φαρμακεύς, ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΥΣ. Noun.) – poisoner, sorcerer.
Pharmakeia – (pharmaceia; Gr. φαρμακεῖα, ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΙΑ. Noun.) witchcraft, use of spells and drugs, poisoning.
Pharmakís – (pharmacis; Gr. φαρμακίς, ΦΑΡΜΑΚΙΣ. Noun.) witch, sorceress.
Pházma – (Gr. φάσμα, ΦΑΣΜΑ. Noun.) – portent, omen.
Pheme – See Phími.
Phíltron – (Gr. φίλτρον, ΦΙΛΤΡΟΝ. Noun.) love-charm or love-potion.
Phími – (pheme; Gr. φήμη, ΦΗΜΗ. Noun.) – omen, prophetic utterance.
Psychagogein – See Psykhagoyein.
Psykhagoyein – (psychagogein; Gr. ψυχαγωγεῖν, ΨΥΧΑΓΩΓΕΙΝ) conjure the dead by means of rituals and offerings, necromancy.
Pyromancy – See Pyromandeia.
Pyromandeia – (pyromanteia; Gr. πυρομαντεία, ΠΥΡΟΜΑΝΤΕΙΑ. Noun.) divination by fire, pyromancy.
Pyromanteia – See Pyromandeia.
Rabdomanteia – See Ravdomandeia.
Ravdomandeia – (rabdomanteia; Gr. ῥαβδομαντεία, ΡΑΒΔΟΜΑΝΤΕΙΑ. Noun.) divination by means of a rod or wand, rhabdomancy.
Rhabdomancy – See Ravdomandeia.
Sorceress – See Pharmakís.
Symbolus – See Sýmvolos.
Sýmvolos – (symbolus; Gr. σύμβολος, ΣΥΜΒΟΛΟΣ. Noun.) – omen.
Tarot cards – divination by use of playing cards with its origin likely in the 14th century.
Vælomándeia – (belomanteia; Gr. βελομάντεια, ΒΕΛΟΜΑΝΤΕΙΑ. Noun.) divination by means of arrows, belomancy.
Witch – See Pharmakís.
Witchcraft – See Mayévmata and Pharmakeia.
Ydromandeia – (hydromanteia; Gr. ὑδρομαντεία, ΥΔΡΟΜΑΝΤΕΙΑ. Noun.) divination by water, hydromancy.
Yæohmandeia – (geomanteia; Gr. φεωμαντεία, ΓΕΩΜΑΝΤΕΙΑ. Noun.) divination by earth, geomancy.
Please also visit the main page on this subject: Magic, Ancient Greek Religion, and Orphism.
Please also see: Divination in Ancient Greek Religion.
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Dictionary of terms related to ancient Greek mythology: Glossary of Hellenic Mythology.
Introduction to the Thæí (the Gods): The Nature of the Gods.
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