16 October, 2014
Superstitious Ancient Greeks
All of the Ancient Greeks were very superstitious. Their superstitious beliefs depended on what religion they were from. For example: It is believed that spitting chases the devil away. If somebody compliments a baby, child, or an adult on its beauty, the person that complimented them has to spit on that person 3 times -which in my opinion is kind of gross- or they will catch the Evil Eye. The Evil Eye is a superstition the ancient Greeks believed in. They believed that you catch the Evil Eye from someone else’s jealous compliment or envy. A person who gets it usually feels physically or psychologically bad. To get rid of the Evil Eye, someone must tell you a special prayer to release the Evil Eye from the certain person. Those are two kinds of superstitions the Ancient Greeks believed in. What kind of superstitions do you believe in?
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Okay? Usually I would love to be complemented, but not on the price of being spit on. (not worth it.) I really like your blog though. Not only is it factual , but super entertaining! In some ways I understand why they had to spit on someone, but I wonder why they thought some Evil Eye thing would come and attack them. I have a ton of superstitions like I don’t like stepping on cracks because I believe something bad will happen. I also don’t want to break any mirrors. I totally believe in karma. Usually when someone does something annoying to me they’ll get paid in full. Anyways….. oh! Do you believe in something so strongly that you rather lick a llama than break what you believe in?
ReplyDeleteI really like this post AND the comment! Good stuff, ladies!
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