Motif
Consulting diviners before an undertaking
consulting_diviners_before_an_undertaking
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Dream Interpretation, Divination, and Omen Responses. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome SACRIFICES. / ORACLES. / SOOTHSAYERS (AUGURS). / AUGURS.; lines 6327-6339 confidence: high
Roman soothsayers were called augurs and were consulted before enterprises regarding their ultimate success.
The passage says Romans did not undertake an enterprise without first consulting augurs about its success.
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