Ποσειδώνιος
Poseidonios, Posidonius
Translated by David Whitehead1 Oct 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A proper name. [That of the man] who collected writings on twitch-augury; [he said] that if the right eye twitches, this is what it means.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ποσειδώνιος· ὄνομα κύριον. ὃς συνέγραψε τὸ παλμικὸν οἰώνισμα· ὅτι, ἐὰν πάλλῃ ὁ δεξιὸς ὀφθαλμός, τόδε σημαίνει.
Betacode
*poseidw/nios: o)/noma ku/rion. o(\s sune/graye to\ palmiko\n oi)w/nisma: o(/ti, e)a\n pa/llh| o( decio\s o)fqalmo/s, to/de shmai/nei.
Notes
- See already pi 113, and in context at omicroniota 163.
Linked from2 entries
- οι163Διαίρεσις οἰωνιστικῆς Οἰωνιστικήdivision of (the art of) auguryPhrygians were the first to discover this art. Its [divisions] are: (1) bird-augury; for example, when this particular bird flies, in front or behind, heading right or left, one would say what it means. Telegonus first…
- π113Παλμικὸν οἰώνισμαtwitch-auguryThe subject of Posidonius' collection; for example, if the right eye twitches, this is what it means.
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