Ornithomancy
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. Although it was mainly the flights and songs of birds that were studied, any action could have been interpreted to either foretell the future or relate a message from the gods. These omens were considered with the utmost seriousness by Greeks and Romans alike. The word "inauguration" is derived from the Latin noun inauguratio derived from the verb inaugurare which was to "take omens from birds in flight." The Augurs were Roman priests who only looked at birds for their omens. There was also the Auspex (plural: Auspices) (or haruspex) who could interpret thunder, lightning, wind and other natural phenomena. The phrase "under the auspices" is derived from this need for a favourable reading of the omens by the Auspices.
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Irene
by: De Mens(Jim Lauderdale/Frank Dycus)
Normally, I go through each day like everything is fine
Till they ask if I still love you, I said no
It's been a whole week now, since I told myself that same old lie
Sometimes, it hits me so hard, I wanna lay down and cry
Sometimes, there's nothing to do but think of you
Sometimes, it drives me right out of my mind
I'm almost to the point of finding that it's no use
I always want to see you sometimes
Usually, I try to sleep at night, like I never cared
But I'm always waking up and looking around
At the empty room that's telling me you're still really gone
Well, I don't need a bad dream telling me what's wrong
Sometimes, there's nothing to do but think of you
Sometimes, it drives me right out of my mind
I'm almost to the point of finding that it's no use
I always want to see you sometimes
Sometimes, there's nothing to do but think of you
Sometimes, it drives me right out of my mind
I'm almost to the point of finding that it's no use
I always want to see you sometimes
Sometimes, there's nothing to do but think of you
Sometimes, it drives me right out of my mind
I'm almost to the point of finding that it's no use
I always want to see you sometimes