RE: https://mastodon.online/@globalmuseum/116585757080544483
It's not mysterious at all, just a lack of knowledge.
Verses of Homer's poems were frequently used in Roman-era Graeco-Egyptian ritual and magic, attested in the Greek magical papyri (all from Egypt) and other sources, e.g.: PGM IV, 2145-2240 (various purposes), PGM IV, 475-829 (amulet), Alexander of Tralleis (against gout).
PGM VII, 1-148 details an extensive dice-based #Homer #oracle I describe in one of my videos starting at 03:54 https://www.antikemagie.com/video-the-greek-magical-papyrus-pgm-vii/
The mummy, the Iliad, and a mysterious death ritual.
Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed a sealed packet of the epic poem resting atop a Roman-era mummy, suggesting they may have been used as a magical ward for the afterlife.
https://archive.ph/FeMfs #archaeology #globalmuseum
