Holy Lord Pluto Research Paper

Most Holy Lord Pluto, King of the Underworld. I invoke you to curse (maledictionem) the success of the charioteer on the far right side, called Scorpus of the Green faction, who is twenty seven years old and has acquired many wins he does not deserve. May you bind his body, his mind, his hands, his eyes, his courage, his nerves, his victory, and his legs, so that he may not be able to properly steer his chariot at the Royal Games tomorrow. May you also bind the body, mind, and legs of his horses, so that they are not able to react in the Hippodrome when they are supposed to overtake any other team. If they must collide, let it be with any team of the Red, White or Green factions, but let it not be with any of the Blue. May his horses not follow his orders, and may they each pull him in different directions so that he will not be falsely awarded another time. May he become broken and destroyed, and may he no longer exist (mortem) or if he does, may he no longer ever be …show more content…
Love for certain factions ultimately caused extreme hatred for opposite factions, as exemplified in the example above of the individual who hated all other factions but Blue. The ultimate hope was that these Underworld gods or demons would exercise their powers in support of what the person who wrote the curse tablet wanted (Futrell 203). At that time curse tablets were used as a form of everyday magic, and they even started to cause concern for the Empire later when officials tried to stop these practises (Futrell 204). Many curses were not just solely for charioteers, they included horses (above), venatores, and were also used for successes in both love and business (Futrell 203). The tablets were additionally known to include a combination of both Greek words and even some Latin ones (as seen