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The '''evil eye''' is a [[folklore|folk]] belief that the [[envy]] elicited by the good [[luck]] of fortunate people may result in their misfortune, whether it is envy of material [[possession]]s including [[livestock]], or of [[beauty]], [[health]], or [[offspring]]. The perception of the nature of the phenomenon, its causes, and possible protective measures, varies between different cultures. The '''evil eye''' is a [[folklore|folk]] belief that the [[envy]] elicited by the good [[luck]] of fortunate people may result in their misfortune, whether it is envy of material [[possession]]s including [[livestock]], or of [[beauty]], [[health]], or [[offspring]]. The perception of the nature of the phenomenon, its causes, and possible protective measures, varies between different cultures.
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== See also == == See also ==
-*[[Motif of harmful sensation]]+==See also==
 +*[[Eye contact]]
 +*[[Eye of Horus]] — an [[Ancient Egyptian]] [[symbol]] of [[protection]] and [[power (sociology)|power]] against evil.
 +*[[Eye of Providence]] — a symbol showing an eye surrounded by rays of light or a glory, and usually enclosed by a triangle.
 +*[[Motif of harmful sensation]] — sight that harms rather than the gaze that harms
 +*[[Eye of Sauron]] — a fictional eye from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]
 +*[[Usog]] — A Filipino version.
 +*[[Balor|Balor of the Evil Eye]], a character in Irish legend
 +*[[Red string (Kabbalah)]]
 +*[[Mirror armour]] which believed as protection not from only cold steel and arrows, but from evil eye too
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The evil eye is a folk belief that the envy elicited by the good luck of fortunate people may result in their misfortune, whether it is envy of material possessions including livestock, or of beauty, health, or offspring. The perception of the nature of the phenomenon, its causes, and possible protective measures, varies between different cultures.

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