ancient curse
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Refers to a magical curse set a long time ago.
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- The villagers believed their misfortune was due to an ancient curse.
- Legend has it that an ancient curse was placed upon the pharaoh's tomb.
- The hero's main quest is to break the ancient curse that plagues the kingdom.
- An ancient curse doomed the family to wander the earth for eternity.
- Do you really think an ancient curse is responsible for the castle's decay?
- Fearing the power of the ancient curse, the explorers dared not touch the forbidden idol.
- A prophecy foretold that only a true heir could lift the ancient curse.
- The politician claimed that poverty was an ancient curse on the nation that they must overcome.
- The historian spent years researching the origins of the so-called ancient curse of the royal lineage.
- Generations suffered under the weight of the ancient curse until a solution was found.