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Scarabs, phalluses, evil eyes — how ancient amulets tried to ward off disease

  • Written by Marguerite Johnson, Professor of Classics, University of Newcastle
Scarabs, phalluses, evil eyes — how ancient amulets tried to ward off diseaseAn Egyptian winged scarab amulet (circa 1070 –945 BC).

Throughout antiquity, from the Mediterranean to Egypt and today’s Middle East, people believed that misfortune, including accidents, diseases, and sometimes even death, were caused by external forces.

Be they gods or other types of supernatural forces (such as a daimon), people...

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