" In the longer text of the Martyrs of Palestine, chapter 12, Eusebius states: " I think it best to pass by all the other events which occurred in the meantime: such as [...] the lust of power on the part of many, the disorderly and unlawful ordinations, and the schisms among the confessors themselves ; also the novelties which were zealously devised against the remnants of the Church by the new and factious members, who added innovation after innovation and forced them in unsparingly among the calamities of the persecution, heaping misfortune upon misfortune.

While many today would say that any misfortune surrounding a production is mere coincidence, actors and other theatre people often consider it bad luck to mention Macbeth by name while inside a theatre, and sometimes refer to it indirectly, for example as " the Scottish play ", or " MacBee ", or when referring to the character and not the play, " Mr. and Mrs. M ", or " The Scottish King ".

" Theodicies of misfortune tend to the belief that weath and other manifestations of privilege are indicications or signs of evil ... In contrast, theodicies of fortune emphasise the notion that privileges are a blessing and are deserved ".

Visiting them at other times or defiling, even unknowingly, such site in any way would bring great misfortune to guilty party-blindness or death are common examples.

As the name indicates, he also controls the crossroads and has the power to grant or deny access to all other Loa, and he allows the " crossing " of bad luck, delibrate destruction, misfortune and injustices ( Haiti: List of Loa ).

Unlike his mother-in-law who had supported the Parliamentary cause, Winston had had the misfortune of fighting on the losing side of the war for which he, like so many other Cavaliers, was forced to pay recompense ; in his case £ 446 18s.

The Torah contains the law that " when men fight and one of them pushes a pregnant woman and a miscarriage results but no other misfortune, the one responsible shall be fined ... but if other misfortune ensues, the penalty shall be life ( nefesh ) for life ( nefesh ).

Using trances, sacred objects imbued with supernatural power, or saksit, possessions, and rituals like lam phi fa ( ລຳຜ ີ ຟ ້ າ, ลำผ ี ฟ ้ า, ) or basi, the shaman is often consulted during times of trouble, hauntings, and illness or other misfortune that might be caused by malevolent or unhappy spirits.

A curse ( also called execration ) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity — one or more persons, a place, or an object.

Whether she died, was exiled, or suffered some other misfortune, Egyptologists have often interpreted the erasure of her name as a sign of disgrace.

Even though Masayuki was never able to expand his territories as well as other daimyo, he is nevertheless often considered a talented daimyo, doomed by misfortune and the inconvenient terrains which surrounded his home domain.

The parents, who were dismayed at their misfortune, put the children into a boat and sent them to sea, and then petitioned the other gods for an answer about what they had done wrong.

In the Pennsylvania German community, they are part of Pow-wow tradition and contained Bible verses and other charms and assurances that their owners would be protected from death, injury, and other misfortune.

Families also pay tribute to other unknown wandering ghosts so that these homeless souls do not intrude on their lives and bring misfortune.

This story introduces the name Captain Hendrick Vanderdecken for the captain and the motifs ( elaborated by later writers ) of letters addressed to people long dead being offered to other ships for delivery, but if accepted will bring misfortune ; and the captain having sworn to round the Cape of Good Hope though it should take until the day of judgment.

When angry, väkis could cause diseases and other misfortune to befall the human victim.

When a misfortune occurs, they believe that it is caused by certain evil spirits, and thus they make appeasement by sacrificing chickens, cows and other domestic animals.

These same problems, in addition to illness and other kinds of misfortune, are routinely interpreted through various kinds of divination as well.

Often, her ghost was said to warn Collins family members of impending death or other misfortune.

However, minor league affiliates are often informally referred to as " farm teams " and a major league player's misfortune of being sent back to the minors is sometimes described as being " farmed out ".

Soldiers of misfortune: Mercenaries play major roles in 20th-century conflicts, from CNN's 1989 Cold War series.

Nevertheless, Cleopatra sailed with her fleet from Alexandria to the west along the Libyan coast to join the Caesarian leaders, but she was forced to return to Egypt because her ships were damaged by a violent storm and she became ill. Staius Murcus learned of the queen's misfortune and saw wreckage from her ships on the coast of Greece.

About the 4th century BCE, the paean became merely a formula of adulation ; its object was either to implore protection against disease and misfortune, or to offer thanks after such protection had been rendered.

The Duke welcomed the French commander – " I am very sorry that such a cruel misfortune should have fallen upon a soldier for whom I have the highest regard.

The obvious objection that people sometimes suffer misfortune that was undeserved is met with by coupling karma with reincarnation, so that such suffering is the result of actions in previous lifetimes.

If we consider the fact, " which the experience of God's saints in all ages has conclusively established, of the difficulty of subduing an infirmity of temper, as well as the pain, remorse, and humiliation such an infirmity is wont to cause to those who groan under it, we may be inclined to believe that not the least probable hypothesis concerning the ' thorn ' or ' stake ' in the flesh is that the loving heart of the apostle bewailed as his sorest trial the misfortune that, by impatience in word, he had often wounded those for whom he would willingly have given his life " ( Lias's Second Cor., Introd.

Strong feelings of envy activated physical pain nodes in the brain's dorsal anterior cingulate cortex ; the brain's reward centers, such as the ventral striatum, were activated by news that the people envied had suffered misfortune.

In this, they are akin to Cynic philosophers such as Antisthenes and Diogenes in denying the importance to eudaimonia of external goods and circumstances, such as were recognized by Aristotle, who thought that severe misfortune ( such as the death of one ’ s family and friends ) could rob even the most virtuous person of eudaimonia.

Historically, he had the misfortune of falling between the generations of his great predecessors such as Pergolesi and the greats who came after him, including Domenico Cimarosa and Mozart.

The Hope Diamond is supposed to bear such a curse, and bring misfortune to its owner.

Salt itself is often intertwined with luck and some of this ancient tradition can be seen in the superstitions, such as perceived misfortune when the salt cellar is overturned and the custom of throwing salt over the left shoulder for good luck.

" No such misfortune ," Seward wrote, " was previously remembered in that city, nor has it recurred through all the years which since elapsed.

Clarendon describes him as " the only man I ever knew of such incomparable parts that was none the wiser for any experience or misfortune that befell him ," and records his extraordinary facility in making friends and making enemies.

By comparison, the even lais, such as " Equitan ," " Bisclavret " and so on, warn how love that is limited to oneself can lead to misfortune.

However, much to the misfortune of the 13th, it was discovered that there were only enough transport aircraft available in Europe to transport two airborne divisions into combat, and as such it was removed from Operation Varsity due to its lack of combat experience.

Of objects that fall into the second category, such as the misfortune of oneself or another person, Smith argues that there is no common starting point for judgment but are vastly more important in maintaining social relations.

Unfortunately, Oola was also one of life's losers, her dialogues often resulting in misfortune, such as having a magic 8-ball roll over her, or nearly being eaten by whatever animal she's conversing with ( a spider, a duckling, etc .).

Breaking these laws or taboos was seen as the cause of misfortune, such as bad weather, accidents, or unsuccessful hunts.

In order to pinpoint the cause of such misfortune, the Angakkuq would undertake a spirit-guided journey outside of their body.

Yang Xiu's close links with Cao Zhi caused him misfortune during Cao Zhi's occasional misbehavior such as the incident in Ye city, where Cao Zhi drunkenly rode through the gate reserved for only the emperor.

The hero must not deserve his misfortune, but he must cause it by making a fatal mistake, an error of judgement, which may well involve some imperfection of character but not such as to make us regard him as “ morally responsible ” for the disasters although they are nevertheless the consequences of the flaw in him, and his wrong decision at a crisis is the inevitable outcome of his character ( cf.