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Category: Anthropomorphism, Science, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Historical Figure, Europe, Nineteenth Century, Alcohol
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 31, 2025 -
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Category: Nudism and Nudists, Statues and Monuments, Europe, Twentieth Century
The wielder of the evil eye, called the jettatore, is described as having a striking facial appearance, high arching brows with a stark stare that leaps from his eyes. He often has a reputation for clandestine involvement with dark powers and is the object of gossip about dealings in magic and other forbidden practices. Successful men having tremendous personal magnetism quickly gain notoriety as jettatori. Pope Pius IX [1846-1878] was dreaded for his evil eye, and a whole cycle of stories about the disasters that happened in his wake were current in Rome during the latter decades of the 19th century.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 12, 2025 -
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Category: Death, Religion, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Europe, Nineteenth Century
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 18, 2025 -
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Category: Art, Destruction, Europe
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Statues and Monuments, 1940s, Europe
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Category: Human Marvels, Weddings and Marriage, 1950s, Europe
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Category: Surrealism, Fantasy, Cartoons, 1970s, Europe
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Category: Music, Religion, Europe
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 08, 2024 -
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Category: Music, 1960s, Europe
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 23, 2024 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Humor, Television, 1960s, Europe
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