- An
omen (also
called portent) is a
phenomenon that is
believed to
foretell the ****ure,
often signifying the
advent of change. It was
commonly believed...
- Boios,
dated to
before the end of 4th
century BC. In this Gr**** myth, the
ill-
omened strīx
herself did not
perpetrate harm on humans. But one
paper suggests...
- this cry on his lips. Some of the
leading citizens,
incensed at
these ill-
omened words,
arrested the
fellow and
severely chastised him. But he, without...
- 1981). "'Final Conflict' Ends '
Omen' Saga". Los
Angeles Times. Part II, p. 11. Arnold, Gary (24
March 1981). "
Ill Omen: Damien's 'Final Conflict'". The...
-
Noctes Atticae,
written around 177 CE,
speculated that
Vejovis was an
ill-
omened counterpart of Jupiter;
compare Summ****.
Aulus Gellius observes that...
- late
Roman period the word
became ****ociated with
witches or a type of
ill-
omened nocturnal flying creature. A
strix (Late
Latin striga, Gr**** στρίγξ),...
- far, no
human lives are
reported lost. A
fatality seems to
follow this
ill-
omened year of 1889. Fire and
flood and
earthquake shocks have
marked this year...
- were
several religious sites indicating that the area had "unhealthy and
ill-
omened" ****ociations. A
public cemetery was
located outside the
Esquiline Gate...
- leaders, they
detect Odysseus'
feigned madness. The ****embled
leaders offer ill-
omened sacrifice at Aulis,
where the
prophet Calchas warns the Gr****s that the...
-
interpreted as
omens (cf. §
Omens in Michinoku)
There has also been
unearthed a
wooden tablet with an
illustration of such an
ill-
omened ningyo date to...
