- An
omen (also
called portent) is a
phenomenon that is
believed to
foretell the ****ure,
often signifying the
advent of change. It was
commonly believed...
- 1981). "'Final Conflict' Ends '
Omen' Saga". Los
Angeles Times. Part II, p. 11. Arnold, Gary (March 24, 1981). "
Ill Omen: Damien's 'Final Conflict'". The...
- Boios,
dated to
before the end of 4th
century BC. In this Gr**** myth, the
ill-
omened strīx
herself did not
perpetrate harm on humans. But one
paper suggests...
-
cannibals who
would capture and eat
victims who
ventured too
close to the
ill-
omened location. The cave is
blackened with soot to this day,
allegedly from...
- this cry on his lips. Some of the
leading citizens,
incensed at
these ill-
omened words,
arrested the
fellow and
severely chastised him. But he, without...
- Atticae,
written almost a
millennium after;
speculated that
Vejovis was an
ill-
omened counterpart of Jupiter;
compare Summ****.
Aulus Gellius observes that...
- late
Roman period the word
became ****ociated with
witches or a type of
ill-
omened nocturnal flying creature. A
strix (Late
Latin striga, Gr**** στρίγξ),...
-
describes the work as a "doom-filled
painting with
threatening skies and
ill-
omened crows". Its dark
palette and
heavy brushstrokes convey a
sense of menace...
- were
several religious sites indicating that the area had "unhealthy and
ill-
omened" ****ociations. A
public cemetery was
located outside the
Esquiline Gate...
-
convenient given that
infanticide could as
easily have been
precipitated by an
ill-
omened birthmark."
Victor Davis Hanson, a
National Review columnist and former...
