Self-Identification with Deity and Voces Magicae in Ancient Egyptian and Greek Magic Laurel Holmstrom . The world of Ancient Greek magic is rich and vast. According to the Greek Alphabet Code, letters of the Ancient Greek Alphabet reach out to our present times modified or “deformed”, compared to their original form, but they still continue to “carry” meanings. HELPS Word-studies 3097 mágos (plural, magi ) – properly, belonging to "the Magoi, a Median tribe (so Herodotus); a Magian, one of a sacred caste, originally Median, who seem to have conformed to the Persian religion, while retaining some of their old beliefs (v. Much research has been done in different areas of cults and rituals and an even larger amount of information can be learned from Greek mythology. HELPS Word-studies 5331 pharmakeía (from pharmakeuō , "administer drugs") – properly, drug-related sorcery, like the practice of magical-arts, etc. The word comes from an ancient Iranian word, borrowed into Greek, that gave us the names of the Magi. In the sixth century BCE, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus directed his prophecies. Forms: pharmakon: genitive plural neuter. It has a range of meanings. The word pharmakeia is much the same. pharmakon (noun): Witchcraft, sorcery, magic potion, drug. Dr Theologos Simaioforos** decoded these meanings, revealing the Grandeur of our language and also the glory of those intellects that contrived and «constructed» the […] It can refer to magic, but it very often refers to the practice of medicine or what might be called healing arts (see Liddell and Scott, a Greek-English Lexicon). When discussing the Magians of ancient Persia, one thing should be clear from the very start: Magians have nothing to do with magic or wizardry. See more ideas about ancient greek words, greek words, words. Usage: a sorcerer, a magician, a wizard. (common, nonspecific) magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster, conjurer, charlatan (common, specific) a Zoroastrian priest. Hecate was the ancient Greek goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. In classical Greek it is used of a healing remedy or medicine, of a toxic drug or poison, and of a sedative or stimulative drug. and by the 1800s, magic was also applied to the tricks and sleights of hand that conjurers and magicians did. Classical Greek: Pharmakon is a noun which occurs in Greek literature form the time of Home (Eighth Century B.C.). It depends on context. Herodotus Hist. Compare e.g. Occultists and esotericists, such as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 1], have theorized that ancient Egyptian magic is a primary source for western magic practice and ideas.Since we know that the Hermetica and Neo-platonic theurgy have had a profound influence on later European … She was the only child of the Titanes Perses and Asteria from whom she received her power over heaven, earth, and sea. Feb 23, 2019 - Explore cas :D's board "ancient greek words" on Pinterest. It does not refer to both of these things at the same time. But the word has its origins in something that's not necessarily magical in any modern sense. Her Roman name was Trivia. Usage: magic, sorcery, enchantment. She was depicted as a woman holding a pair of torches. 1.132f, Xenophon Cyropedia 8.3.11, Porphyry Life of Pythagoras 12, Heraclitus apud Clemens Protrepticus 12, etc. (hapax) name of one of the tribes of the Medes. The confusion, however, is understandable or - in any case - very old.