Playing cards The Death card, number 13, from an 18th century Tarot deck In fact, the earliest attestation of 13 being unlucky is first found after the Middle Ages in Europe. Although several authors claim it is an older belief, no such evidence has been documented so far. The supposed unlucky nature of the number 13 has several theories of origin. The term was used as early as in 1910 by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology. It is also a reason for the fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia (from Greek Παρασκευή (Paraskevi) 'Friday', Greek δεκατρείς (dekatreís) 'thirteen', and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') or friggatriskaidekaphobia (from Old Norse Frigg ' Frigg', Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka) 'thirteen', and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear'). Triskaidekaphobia ( / ˌ t r ɪ s k aɪ ˌ d ɛ k ə ˈ f oʊ b i ə/ TRIS-kye- DEK-ə- FOH-bee-ə, / ˌ t r ɪ s k ə-/ TRIS-kə- from Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka) 'thirteen', and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') is fear or avoidance of the number 13. Elevator panel in a building in the United States, where floors proceed from 12 to 14
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