Eyes in culture

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

giant with hundred eyes in Greek mythology

ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health

upright|thumb|A hanging hamsa in a car in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic ), also romanized khamsa, and known as the hand of Fatima, is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings. Depicting the open hand, an image recognized and used as a sign of protection in many times throughout history, the hamsa is believed to provide defense against the evil eye.

eye-shaped amulet believed to protect against the evil eye

cosmetic applied in artistic ways by the eyes, outside the eye-lashes

archaic Cyrillic letter

In Irish mythology, Balor or Balar was a leader of the Fomorians, a group of malevolent supernatural beings, and considered the most formidable. He is often described as a giant with a large eye that wreaks destruction when opened. Balor takes part in the Battle of Mag Tuired, and is primarily known from the tale in which he is killed by his grandson Lugh of the Tuatha Dé Danann, son of Cian. He has been interpreted as a personification of the scorching sun, and has also been likened to figures from other mythologies, such as the Welsh Ysbaddaden and the Greek Cyclops.

ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health

Unown (; Japanese: , Hepburn: ) is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Unown first appeared in the video games Pokémon Gold and Silver and most of its subsequent sequels. It has also appeared in various merchandise, spin-off titles, and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. Unown are hieroglyph-like, thin, black ancient Pokémon usually found on walls. There are twenty-eight forms of Unown: one for each of the twenty-six letters in the Latin alphabet, a question mark, and an exclamation mark. Unown is a Psychic-type Pokémon, an

Cyrillic letter double monocular O, archaic

Cyrillic letter binocular O, archaic

thumb|upright=1.3|A traditional depiction of the Merkabah|chariot vision, based on the description in Ezekiel, with an opan on the left side The ophanim ( , ; singular: ), alternatively spelled auphanim or ofanim, and also called galgalim ( , ; singular: ), refer to the wheels seen in Ezekiel's vision of the chariot (Hebrew ) in . One of the Dead Sea Scrolls (4Q405) construes them as angels; late sections of the Book of Enoch (61:10, 71:7) portray them as a class of celestial beings who (along with the Cherubim and Seraphim) never sleep, but guard the throne of God. In some systems of Christia

book by Georges Bataille

Ethiopian and Eritrean folklore

thumb|Chalkidian black-figure eye-cup, circa 530 BC, Munich: [[Staatliche Antikensammlungen.]] thumb|Dionysos on a boat, sailing amongst dolphins. Attic black-figure kylix by [[Exekias, circa 530 BC. Found at Vulci. Dionysus cup: Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich.]] thumb|Outside of the Dionysus cup

small plastic craft supplies used to imitate eyeballs

Artifact created in wood using thread

symbol in Buddhist art