text: A curse tablet or binding spell ( defixio in Latin , Î Î Ï Î Î Î Ï Î 1\/4 Î Ï katadesmos in Greek ) is a type of curse found throughout the Graeco-Roman world , in which someone would ask the gods to do harm to others .
simplified: A curse tablet or binding spell ( defixio in Latin , Î Î Ï Î Î Î Ï Î 1\/4 Î Ï katadesmos in Greek ) is a type of curse .