Apage

Apage is an

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ...

word (ἄπαγε, Imperative of ἀπάγω, "lead away") and means: *In

an annoyed exclamation: ''Pack off!'', ''Away with you!'' or as the phrase ''Ἄπαγε ἐς μακαρίαν ἐκποδῶν'': ''Damn you!''. Used in

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

exorcism, most usually in the phrase ''"Apage, Satana!" - "Away with you, Satan!"''. *In the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

it was a battle cry, which was used to start a

feud A feud , referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, or private war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one part ...

or a

combat reenactment Combat reenactment is a side of historical reenactment which aims to depict historical forms of combat. This may refer to either single combat, melees involving small groups, or nearly full-scale battles with hundreds of participants. Depending o ...

.{{Citation needed, date=July 2017 *In Dutch, one could translate this as 'Ga weg!', expressing a feeling of unbelief. *Apage is used multiple times in Lucian's texts, to express disbelief, like when Hermes tells Poseidon that Zeus is pregnant in his thigh, or when Menippos does not want to pay Charoon his fee. Battle cries Exorcism in the Catholic Church Greek words and phrases Magic words