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- by the people of Ireland and Scotland as an omen of death and a messenger from ... his bloody armor in a ford. From this omen he realizes this battle will ...8 KB (1,320 words) - 07:29, 20 September 2023
- " Among the Arabs the raven was a bird of omen. Josephus narrates ... on the peeled or on the barked side, the omen was interpreted as favorable ...16 KB (2,402 words) - 15:31, 29 January 2024
- of Feng-Huang is regarded as a very good omen, signifying the beginning of a new era in history. It is said that "they only appear in lands ...9 KB (1,360 words) - 17:17, 26 March 2024
- lists of signs and synonyms, medical diagnoses, omen texts (the largest group), astronomic/astrological texts, and mythic literature like Enuma Elish ...17 KB (2,527 words) - 22:19, 8 November 2021
- quot;the last king," which was considered a bad omen and so was not used. Instead, Rama III renamed his predecessors Buddha Yodfa Chulalok and Buddha ...8 KB (1,232 words) - 17:22, 16 April 2023
- a fortune teller declared that it was an omen of his sure death in the coming ... fall from the sky and took this to be a bad omen. To regain the confidence ...17 KB (2,909 words) - 21:25, 3 March 2025
- an owl in the daytime was considered a bad omen. For example, in Book 12 of ... genus Strix), which are considered birds of ill omen. In the Welsh ...23 KB (3,514 words) - 01:51, 14 September 2025
- Lemur is the common name for any of the prosimian primates belonging to the infraorder Lemuriformes, which comprises the families Lemuridae ...10 KB (1,418 words) - 19:22, 11 March 2025
- that the smallest of mistakes would constitute a bad omen for the whole nation in the coming year. ==Symbolism== [[Image:Temple of Heaven Inside ...11 KB (1,677 words) - 05:38, 27 February 2023
- During his imprisonment by Tiberius a similar omen had been interpreted as portending his speedy release, with the warning that should he behold the ...11 KB (1,756 words) - 06:49, 16 June 2023
- A rabbit's foot, in most English-speaking countries, is considered a sign of good luck when carried on or near the body.Superstition Bash ...12 KB (1,865 words) - 00:08, 15 April 2023
- hen ("gallina") gave a favorable omen ("auspicium ratum" ... quot;), beat their wings or flew away, the omen was bad; if they ate greedily ...29 KB (4,637 words) - 15:23, 10 December 2023
- Malacca tree. He took what he saw as a good omen and decided to establish a ... Malacca tree. He took what he saw as a good omen and decided to establish a ...24 KB (3,609 words) - 15:11, 5 December 2024
- would be the death of them. The nix was also an omen for drowning accidents. He would scream at a particular spot in a lake or river, in a way reminiscent ...13 KB (2,110 words) - 01:57, 1 July 2025
- by a serious nose-bleed that he took as an evil omen indicating that he should order his army to retreat. On November 23, John Baron Churchill, one ...16 KB (2,526 words) - 17:42, 23 May 2024
- that the unicorn is a supernatural being of good omen; such is declared in all the odes, annals, biographies of illustrious men and other texts whose ...16 KB (2,591 words) - 13:28, 24 January 2023
- seen at the same time as the appointment, as an ill omen. When Henry was eventually removed by death, the monk again takes the position that this was ...16 KB (2,598 words) - 01:33, 4 November 2025
- Middle Ages that it came to be regarded as an omen of evil. ;Mermaid: (mer is the French word meaning "sea.") A mermaid is an aquatic ...32 KB (4,984 words) - 12:13, 2 June 2025
- #039;d, from his colour, that it might be some ill omen. (…) He, after some fruitless attempts, at length, shot the Albatross, not doubting we should ...18 KB (2,959 words) - 15:42, 30 April 2023
- of another dead person. In The Omen (1976), a man realizes his five-year-old adopted son is the Antichrist. In The Sentinel (1977), a fashion ...17 KB (2,550 words) - 07:56, 19 July 2024
