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In Greek mythology, ravens are associated with Apollo, the God of prophecy. They are said to be a symbol of bad luck, and were the gods’ messengers in the mortal world. According to the mythological narration, Apollo sent a white raven, or crow in some versions, to spy on his lover, Coronis. When the raven brought back the news that Coronis ...
Ravens, crows and magpies [16]: 385–386, 243, 386 Saying the word "Macbeth" or wishing someone "Good Luck" while inside a theatre [23] The substitutions "The Scottish Play" and "Break a leg" are used instead. Shoes on a table; Placing a hat on a bed [24] Three on a match [16]: 292 Tipping a salt shaker over [16]: 188
An English tradition holds that a single magpie be greeted with a salutation in order to ward off the bad luck it may bring. A greeting might be something like "Good morning, Mr Magpie, how are Mrs Magpie and all the other little magpies?", [7] and a 19th century version recorded in Shropshire is to say "Devil, Devil, I defy thee! Magpie ...
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". "Auspices" (Latin: auspicium) means "looking at birds". Auspex, another word for augur, can be translated to "one who looks at birds". [1]
"The Ancient Egyptians considered it good luck to meet a swarm of Bees on the road. What they considered bad luck I couldn't say." ... "In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or ...
Wild ravens, as well as pigs and kites, were the biggest scavengers in medieval London. [37] Allegedly after the fire, survivors started persecuting ravens for scavenging, but Flamsteed explained to Charles II that killing all ravens would be a bad omen, and that the kingdom would not outlive the last killed raven. Charles II then ordered six ...
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The cry of a heron or lightning to the right marked positive and promising omen. In the Greek territory, seers also judged good and bad omens from the unwillingness or willingness of a victim to approach the altar and by the state of its offal when slaughtered. [5]