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  2. Augury - Wikipedia

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    Augury was a Greco-Roman religion practice of observing the behavior of birds, to receive omens. When the individual, known as the augur , read these signs, it was referred to as "taking the auspices".

  3. Ornithomancy - Wikipedia

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    Ornithomancy (modern term from Greek ornis "bird" and manteia "divination"; in Ancient Greek: οἰωνίζομαι "take omens from the flight and cries of birds") is the practice of reading omens from the actions of birds followed in many ancient cultures including the Greeks, and is equivalent to the augury employed by the ancient Romans.

  4. Talk:Augury - Wikipedia

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    Augury is part of WikiProject Birds, an attempt at creating a standardized, informative and easy-to-use ornithological resource. If you would like to participate, visit the project page , where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.

  5. Methods of divination - Wikipedia

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    augury / ˈ ɔː ɡ jʊər i / → see theriomancy; auramancy / ˈ ɔː r əm æ n s i /: by auras (Greek aurā, ' breath ' + manteía, ' prophecy ') auspicy/auspication → see theriomancy (Latin avis, ' bird ' + specere, ' to look at ') austromancy → see theriomancy / ˈ ɔː s t r oʊ m æ n s i /: by wind (Latin auster, ' south wind ...

  6. Category:Ancient Roman augury - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Pages in category "Ancient Roman augury"

  7. Auguraculum - Wikipedia

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    The auguraculum (pl.: auguracula) was a roofless temple oriented to the cardinal points, in which the priests of ancient Rome practiced augury and ornithomancy. [1] The priest observer was positioned at the center of the temple, in a tent or a hut, and watched portions of the sky from which came the birds, which were marked out by stones placed along the perimeter of the temple.

  8. Category:Birds in religion - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Ancient Roman augury (1 C, 5 P) B. Birds in Buddhism (7 P) D.

  9. Category talk:Ancient Roman augury - Wikipedia

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