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Bible Encyclopedias
Waxen Figures
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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A well-known custom of cursing an enemy in the Middle Ages was that of making a waxen figure, and, as it melted before the fire, the person represented by it was supposed similarly to waste away. This practice is referred to in Horace (Satires, 1:8, 30 sq.), and it is worthy of remark that the same custom is described in the incantations of the ancient Accadian sorcerers. See Lenormant, Chaldaean Magic, page 5.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Waxen Figures'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​w/waxen-figures.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Waxen Figures'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​w/waxen-figures.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.