What does the Greek 'Mati' symbolize?

The question is poorly phrased - the symbol is not of the ‘evil eye’ it’s meant to guard against the ‘evil eye’ or am I missing something?

There were huge amounts of these for sale in Crete, think we ended up bringing several home. So far so good !!!

lisa, it's also prevalent in Turkey.

Bought one in Israel. Symbol is not confined to Greece.

Some people wear a red string on the wrist to ward off the evil eye.

I think the evil eye developed in many cultures.

There were many strange beliefs among ancient people to explain why bad things happened to people. Now we know about the diseases which are spread by contact and how to treat or prevent them. Also Christianity has been proclaimed all over the world which let's people know they are loved by an eternal loving God who gives us peace in our souls with the message that Christ conquered the devil.

Sassy, they do in Serbia.

As Greek ,we are flattered, you know 😅🤣😭

Kgj,🤔

Plutarch wrote this? Alexander the Great spreading grek culture!! Hahahahaaa you guys are so funy, Akexander spread Macedonian (today Albania) culture not grek, If you read Plutarch he fought and killed greks as his father Philip don't distort the history please.

I bought many of these when I lived in Türkiye. They were very popular and seen everywhere. I never knew they were associated with Greece.

It is found in many cultures in the Mediterranean region, the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia, with such cultures often believing that receiving the evil eye will cause misfortune or injury,[3] while others believe it to be a kind of supernatural force that casts or reflects a malevolent gaze back upon those who wish harm upon others (especially innocents). The idea appears multiple times also in Jewish rabbinic literature. Different cultures have pursued measures to protect against the evil eye.[4] Some of the most famous talismans against the evil eye include the nazar amulet, itself a representation of an eye, and the hamsa, a hand-shaped amulet. Older iterations of the symbol were often made of ceramic or clay; however, following the production of glass beads in the Mediterranean region in approximately 1500 BC, evil eye beads were popularised with the Indians, Phoenicians, Persians, Greeks, Romans and Ottomans.[5] Ancient Romans used representations of phallus, such as the fascinus, to protect against the evil eye, while in modern-day Southern Italy a variety of amulets and gestures are used for protection, including the cornicello, the cimaruta, and the sign of the horns.

The Turks use them to keep away bad luck (the amulet above) A Turkish man gave me one to keep away evil. Kinda nice of him. I still have it.

idk which emoji to use for this one😑

Kgj, the explanation says that "mati" means the evil eye, and is also the word for the symbol to help ward against it

I don't believe in evil eye

BlueEyedAlien, u mean ISnotREAL

ATS, these are worn to ward off the evil eye. I was taught it was the all seeing eye.

in Indonesian "mati" means "dead"