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  2. Augur - Wikipedia

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    An augur was a priest and official in the classical Roman world. His main role was the practice of augury , the interpretation of the will of the gods by studying events he observed within a predetermined sacred space ( templum ).

  3. Augury - Wikipedia

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    An augur with sacred chicken; he holds a lituus, the curved wand often used as a symbol of augury on Roman coins. 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

  4. Glossary of ancient Roman religion - Wikipedia

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    An augur (Latin plural augures) was an official and priest who solicited and interpreted the will of the gods regarding a proposed action. The augur ritually defined a templum , or sacred space, declared the purpose of his consultation, offered sacrifice, and observed the signs that were sent in return, particularly the actions and flight of birds.

  5. Terebridae - Wikipedia

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    The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a family of predatory marine gastropods in the superfamily Conoidea. [3] They have extremely high- spired shells with numerous whorls ; their common name refers to the resemblance of their shells to rock- drill bits .

  6. Augur (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Augur (software), a decentralized prediction market built using Ethereum; Augur buzzard, an African bird of prey; Augur (caste), a sub-group of the Jogi caste in India; Eugene Augur, a countercultural underground newspaper published 1969–1974; Tallinna JK Augur, football club in Estonia

  7. 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.

  8. Crypto Prediction Market Augur Is Gearing Up for Its First ...

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    Can a "faster, better, cheaper" Augur attract the user base it needs in order to succeed?

  9. Conus augur - Wikipedia

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    Conus augur, common name the auger cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [3] Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.