Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

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Painting "The number of the beast is 666" by William Blake
Drawing with the number "666".

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia , (literally " fear of the number 666 ": in ancient Greek it says "ἑξακόσιa ἑξήκοντα ἕξi", or "Hexakosioihexekontahexa for 666 and phobos for fear") is a fear that has its origin in verse 13:18 of Revelation, one of the Books of the bible . This verse indicates that the number 666 is the number of the beast associated with Satan or the Antichrist . It is a specific anxiety disorder and describes the pathologically increased fear of the number 666. In addition to the Christian faith , this fear was made popular by using the number 666 as a symbol in horror films , pop culture and rock music .

The sufferer avoids thinking about the angel number 666, looking at that number, or ever saying it. Be it that the number 666 appears as a house number, telephone number, etc. - the number makes those affected fear excessive or even panic.

Superstition

Women have expressed concern about the birth of a child on June 6, 2006.

A famous example is Nancy and Ronald Reagan , who changed their address from 666 St. Cloud Road to 668 St. Cloud Road in 1989 when they moved to their Bel Air, Los Angeles home .

In 2007, the BBC reported the case of residents of the city of Reeves, Louisiana, USA , who were able to change the local telephone code from 666 to 749 after several years of inquiries .

The collections of hymns published by Youth on a Mission do not include song number 666.

It was speculated that the Procter & Gamble company logo contained the mirror image number 666 and that part of the profit was donated to a satanic church . Since 1995 , Procter & Gamble has filed several lawsuits against a competitor who spread the rumor.

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bibliography

  • Ian Stewart, Professor Stewart's mathematical detective stories, Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Reinbek, 2015, ISBN 9783644554511

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hexakosioïhexekontahexaphobie: traitement, symptômes, qu'est-ce que c'est? Retrieved June 18, 2019 (French).
  2. ↑ hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia. Retrieved June 18, 2019 (French).
  3. ↑ a b Prayer vigil targets Devil's Day . June 5, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  4. ↑ Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia • PSYLEX.de. Retrieved June 18, 2019 .
  5. ^ Study - Satanism and Rock Music. Retrieved June 18, 2019 (German).
  6. ↑ Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobie - fear of 666. In: Hypnose Berlin Spandau - Hypnosetherapie. March 15, 2015, accessed on June 18, 2019 (German).
  7. ↑ Mothers expect Damien on 6/6/06 ( Memento of February 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ^ Ian Steward: Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries . Ed .: Basic Books. 2014, ISBN 978-0-465-05497-8 , pp. 60 (English, on.ca [PDF]).
  9. ↑ US town escapes 666 phone prefix . December 29, 2007. Retrieved on December 29, 2007.
  10. ↑ Cause No. 99-20590 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS, FIFTH CIRCUIT, February 14, 2001 , on courtlistener.com, accessed June 18, 2019