be evil" – The evil eye as ungenerosity of spirit, hence darkness/blindness/evil itself Rule of Three Scopophobia – fear of being stared at Usog – a Filipino version [South sotho] leihlo la bobe kapa sefahlamahlo. Meaning an eye for all bad things in others or an idea to make others stumble and fall..or a hot smack across the face. Explanatory notes References Further reading Borthwick, E. Kerr (2001). "Socrates, Socratics, and the Word ΒΛΕΠΕΔΑΙΜΩΝ". The Classical Quarterly New Series, 51(1): pp. 297–301 Dickie, Mathew W. (January 1991). "Heliodorus and Plutarch on the Evil Eye". Classical Philology 86(1): pp. 17–29 Elliott, John H. (2015). Beware the Evil Eye: The Evil Eye in the Bible and the Ancient World: Volume 1: Introduction, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. Eugene, OR: Cascade. Elliott, John H. (2016). Beware the Evil Eye: The Evil Eye in the Bible and the Ancient World: Volume 2: Greece and Rome. Eugene, OR: Cascade. Elworthy, Frederick Thomas (1895). The Evil Eye: An Account of this Ancient & Widespread Superstition. John Murray, London, ; reprinted in 2004 as: The Evil Eye: The Classic Account of an Ancient Superstition Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, (online text ) Gifford, Edward S. (1958). The Evil Eye: Studies in the Folklore of Vision. Macmillan, New York, Halsted L. Seeking refuge from the envious: The material culture of the evil eye from late antiquity to Islam. PhD Dissertation. New York University; 2022. Jones, Louis C. (1951). "The Evil Eye among European-Americans". Western Folklore 10(1): pp. 11–25 Limberis, Vasiliki (April 1991). "The Eyes Infected by Evil: Basil of Caesarea's Homily". The Harvard Theological Review 84(2): pp. 163–184. Lykiardopoulos, Amica (1981). "The Evil Eye: Towards an Exhaustive Study". Folklore 92(2): pp. 221–230 Meerloo, Joost Abraham Maurits (1971.) Intuition and the Evil Eye: The Natural History of a Superstition. Servire, Wassenaar, Netherlands, . Shamash, Jack (2020). The Evil Eye: The Magic of Envy and Destruction. Foxy Books, London. . Slone, Kathleen Warner and Dickie, M. W. (1993). "A Knidian Phallic Vase from Corinth". Hesperia 62(4): pp. 483–505. . . External links "The Evil Eye" at Fortean Times The Evil Eye by Frederick Thomas Elworthy "What is an 'Ayin Hara' (evil eye)?" – "Ask the Rabbi" at Ohr Somayach Amulets Curses Eyes in culture Folklore Mediterranean Eye Occultism (Islam) Superstitions of Iran Superstitions of Italy Superstitions Talismans