1. 385L24

2. Aims in PGM AIM NUMBER/PERCENT Healing 109/21% Knowledge 102/20% Love
98/19%
Injury
61/12%
Miscellaneous
44/8.5%
Success
42/8.2%
Safety
22/4.3%
Invocation
Service
7/1.4%
Horoscopes and General Astrology
6/1.2%

3. ERÔS (philtrokatadesmos, agôgê) LOVE CHARMS PHILIA (philtron, kharis)

4. ERÔS

5. Erôs
storm wind fire in the bones poison erôs disease madness loss of self-control destructiveness

6. Sexual Identity and Power Relations
SUPERIOR
INFERIOR
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
PENETRATOR
PENETRATED
DOMINANT
SUBMISSIVE
FREE
SLAVE
MALE
FEMALE

7. Erôs Love Charms
philtrokatadesmos (binding spell) ERÔS agôgê (fetching spell)

8. • attraction (agogê) and binding (katadesmos) • restriction of sexual attention to NN alone • restlessness, mental disturbance • loss of physical and emotional self-control • physical torture (binding, inflaming, whipping, piercing) • rejection of husband and family • compulsory movement (agogê) from natal/conjugal house to house of NN • culmination in intercourse

9. PHILIA

10. philtron (love charm) PHILIA kharis (beauty/favor/sex charm)

11. EROS CHARM
PHILIA CHARM
Terms
agogê, philtrokatadesmos
philtron, kharis
Description
incantation over bound images, tortured animals, burning materials
incantation over amulets, knotted cords, rings, potions, ointments
Action
burns, tortures, maddens, impels victim to leave home and come to practitioner
binds and mollifies, reduces anger, increases esteem for practitioner; increases sex appeal (kharis) of practitioner
Effect
lust (eros)
affection (philia)
Social context
outsider to destroy bond to natal family or spouse
insider within existing relationship in need of repair
User
man, prostitute
wife, social inferior
Victim
young women and men, usually in natal home
husband, king, other authoritative male