customs
Bird-Omens (Ornithomancy)
oionos / ornis
The reading of divine signs from the appearance, direction, and behavior of birds, common to Greek seers and the foundation of Roman auspicy.
Where this idea shows up
13 Greek sourcesWhere to read it
- Cyropaedia354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- Memorabilia354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- On the Cavalry Commander354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- Quaestiones Romanae120 CEPlutarch· Chaeronea
- Deipnosophistae230 CEAthenaeus of Naucratis· Naucratis