Curses

Tutankhamun or Tutankhamen (; ), was the thirteenth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, who ruled . Born Tutankhaten, he instituted the restoration of the traditional polytheistic form of ancient Egyptian religion, undoing a previous shift to the religion known as Atenism. Tutankhamun's reign is considered one of the greatest restoration periods in ancient Egyptian history, and his tomb door proclaims his dedication to illustrative constructions of the ancient Egyptian gods.

thumb|right|220px|A woman performs a cursing ritual (Hokusai) A curse (also called an imprecation, malediction, execration, malison, anathema, or commination) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to one or more persons, a place, or an object. In particular, "curse" may refer to such a wish or pronouncement made effective by a supernatural or spiritual power, such as a god or gods, a spirit, or a natural force, or else as a kind of spell by magic (usually black magic or dark magic) or witchcraft; in the latter sense, a curse can also be called a

1973 film directed by William Friedkin

curse believed to be cast by a malevolent glare, causing many cultures to create measures against it

legendary ghost ship

1955 US film directed by Nicholas Ray

national park in Canada

thumb|upright=1.4|Balaam and the angel, painting from Gustav Jäger (painter)|Gustav Jaeger, 1836 Balaam (; ; ), son of Beor, was, according to the Bible, a gentile prophet and diviner who lived in Pethor, a place identified with the ancient city of Pitru, thought to have been located between the region of Iraq and northern Syria in what is now southeastern Turkey. According to chapters 22–24 of the Book of Numbers, he was hired by King Balak of Moab to curse Israel, but instead he blessed the Israelites, as dictated by God. Subsequently, the plan to entice the Israelites into idol worshi

The Ides of March is the day on the Roman calendar marked as the Idus, roughly the midpoint of a month, of Martius, corresponding to 15 March on the Gregorian calendar. It was marked by several major religious observances. In 44 BC, it became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar, which made the Ides of March a turning point in Roman history.

famous 45.52 carat diamond of deep-blue color

European Christian legendary figure of a Jew who taunted Jesus and was cursed to immortally walk the Earth until the Second Coming

alleged curse believed by some to be cast upon any person who disturbs the mummy of an Ancient Egyptian person, especially a pharaoh

message that attempts to convince the recipient to make a number of copies and pass them on to a certain number of recipients

economic theory that wealth of resources slows national growth

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Balak ( Bālāq) was a king of Moab described in the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible, where his dealings with the prophet and Midianite sorcerer Balaam are recounted. Balak tried to engage Balaam for the purpose of cursing the migrating Israelites. The story of Balak is detailed in , , and . According to Numbers 22:2, and Joshua 24:9, Balak was the son of Zippor.

1983 film by Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, Joe Dante

used to describe the death in office of Presidents of the United States elected in years divisible by twenty

thumb|Hieronymus Bosch: Visions of the Hereafter (detail); depicting [[hell (between 1490 and 1516)]] Damnation (from Latin damnatio) is the concept of divine punishment after death for sins, or good actions not done, on Earth.

Superstition regarding classical music

episode found in the Synoptic gospels

term for a series of deaths and calamities involving members of the American Kennedy family and their associates

curse upon Canaan that was imposed by the biblical patriarch Noah

psalm

painting by Bill Stoneham

film series

Legendary 19th century haunting in Middle Tennessee

mass-produced print of painting by Bruno Amadio

phrase originating in Genesis

hoard of "cursed" treasures pillaged from Greece and left in the Tolosa lakes

painting by Edwin Henry Landseer

to love our enemies

Kabbalistic ceremony invoked to block forgiveness of sin

poem by Ovid

economic phenomenon of the winner tending to overpay in an auction with uncertain valuation

concept in the New Testament concerning Jewish self-assumed responsibility for Jesus' death

thumb|King Pandu shoots Kindama.|260x260px Kindama () is a rishi featured in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

In Greek mythology, Horkos (; Ancient Greek: , ) personifies the curse that is inflicted on any person who swears a false oath. According to Hesiod, Horkos was the son of Eris (Strife). He is one of the divine enforcers of oaths, which were an important part of the ancient Greek system of justice.

300px|thumb|right|Lithograph of Joseph Smith addressing a delegation of Native Americans visiting Nauvoo, whom he referred to as Lamanites

alleged haunted chair in the United Kingdom

doctrine that the sins of our ancestors lead to the punishment of their descendants

golden ring from the Roman era found in England

German pagan item

curse

object of Greek mythology

Number considered bad luck in Afghanistan

urban myth

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related to the misfortune(s) of Hungary and Hungarians

state policy of the Umayyad Caliphate

traditional Japanese method of laying a curse

concept in folklore

meeting between the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Najranite Christians

method of discouraging the theft of manuscripts

A jinx (also jynx), in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck.

doll or stuffed animal that is reported to be cursed or possessed in some way

fatal disputes in the Philippines

cursed painting

curse placed after the name of particular enemies of the Jewish people