hey does anyone know some good examples of magic in greek mythology? i only need 3?

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like for example weapons that were magical, witches wizards, i need something out of the ordinary, not circe or hermes caduseus but something an average highschool myth class would not have heard, website or books will work to

Velouria · Accepted Answer

How about Pegasus the Winged Horse? Medusa was a witch. And what about the Golden Fleece, though that wasn't a weapon.

Anonymous · Answer

So Midas' golden touch is out? Turning Arachnia into a spider for beating Hera in a weaving contest? Cassandra and her ability to foresee the future?

Anonymous · Answer

The Probert Encyclopaedia - Greek &. Roman Mythology (A-M) 
... was killed in some accounts by Peredu who obtained a magic stone which made ... in one of the earliest examples of Greek sculpture - one of the metopes of ...www.fas.org/news/reference/probert/D1A.HTM - 89k - Cached - More from this site 
Wikipedia: Magic (paranormal) 
In Egypt, a large number of magical papyri, in Greek, Coptic, and ... conferred invisibility on the magician, would be examples of illusionary magic. ...
Quick Links: Etymology - Magic and religion - History
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Cooper's Subj. Helper: Greek History Resources 
Greek/Roman Mythology in Western Art - Description: This is a very rich site with examples of paintings and sculpture from ancient to modern times based on ...vusdweb.vusd.solanocoe.k12.ca.us/Cooper/Intranet/social/greek.htm - 5k - Cached - More from this site 
Wikipedia: Ancient Greek religion 
... in form of cult practices, thus the practical counterpart of Greek mythology. ... immediate reality of Greek religion was in its apotropaic magic that turned away ...
Quick Links: Overview - Archaic and Classical period - Worship
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_religion

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hey does anyone know some good examples of magic in greek mythology? i only need 3?

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