Chain, EUROPA Issue, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Chain, EUROPA Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Description
Cypriots place great importance on blessings and wishes. They desire from the depths of their hearts that such wishes come to pass. The more virtuous is the person making the wish the higher is the probability of the wish coming true. The blessings of parents are highly valued. A curse uttered by a person is often the result of a furious or deadly hate for one or other reason.The curse invokes the Goddess of Justice to punish the person responsible for the rage or anger.
In ancient times curses were invocations to the Goddess Nemesis and her Erinnyes. In Greek mythology the Erinnyes or Furies were called Tisiphone, Alecto and Megaera and are older than Zeus or any of the other Olympian Gods. Their task was to punish crimes by hounding the culprits relentlessly without rest or pause. Cypriots are accustomed to curses but they fear them when they know they have done something bad. The most dreaded curses are those of a priest, a parent or grandparent. A person wishing to call down a curse must with his head uncovered and his hands raised to the heavens, voice his pain as he asks at the same time for the punishment he wills on whoever wronged him.
In ancient times curses were invocations to the Goddess Nemesis and her Erinnyes. In Greek mythology the Erinnyes or Furies were called Tisiphone, Alecto and Megaera and are older than Zeus or any of the other Olympian Gods. Their task was to punish crimes by hounding the culprits relentlessly without rest or pause. Cypriots are accustomed to curses but they fear them when they know they have done something bad. The most dreaded curses are those of a priest, a parent or grandparent. A person wishing to call down a curse must with his head uncovered and his hands raised to the heavens, voice his pain as he asks at the same time for the punishment he wills on whoever wronged him.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: H. Haflidason
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
1971-EUROPA-150M
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Aspioti - Elka, Athens
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Chain, EUROPA Issue, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed May 3, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/12758.