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An auspice is very odd usage, even in the relentlessly singular Wikipedia. A bit like Pant. Wetman 07:19, 21 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Why is the reference to Werewolf : The Apocalypse the *first* thing on the page?
I have recently added to the second half of this stubb. however, I feel that this part does not really fit into the "ancient Rome" category any longer, i do not know how to change this, or add a disambiguation page, as this is my fist attempt at expanding an article. I would be happy to do this if someone in the know was to provide instructions, or point me in the direction of them. (anonymous)
The introductory paragraph is pretty much impenetrable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.104.194.34 ( talk) 02:01, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
The 1890 Elementary Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary makes a connection between "tripudium" used as a word for a sacred dance, and as used in connection with auspices or auguries - namely, that in the latter connection, it means, not the dropping of food from the mouths of chickens (in a favorable augury, where the chickens eat), but instead the excited stamping of their feet when they eat. I realize this contradicts the Cicero citation and others, as well as the 1879 Lewis & Short (unabridged?) Latin Dictionary, but I suspect there must be a reason for the more recent Elementary L&S lexicography. I'm not a classical scholar but just stumbled on this oddity in another connection. It might be worth looking into. Ken M Quirici 01:01, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
"auspicious" redirects here. That's not right. For example, it has a particular meaning to the Chinese (see the article on the Chinese New Year), and needs its own article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alicam ( talk • contribs) 08:39, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
Reading these two articles as someone unfamiliar with the subjects, I am left with complete confusion about these two terms. And based on the comments above ( #Unclear intro paragraph), it seems like the difference is fairly minor. Did someone with this role consult both augury and auspices, or were these two completely independent practices, however related they may be by subject matter? In any case, once that distinction is made, I would think that it would make sense to merge the two articles into one. — Akrabbim talk 15:17, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
A creature from Harry Potter is named after this practice, and because of its major role in The Cursed Child I think there should be a link to it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A601:541:D901:4D4E:CC9A:D3B4:B2C6 ( talk) 19:49, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
The Kayan people practice augury and consult chicken bones. After perusing this page I don't feel like it does a good job of representing groups other than Romans. For example, Types of Auspices does not discuss the Kayan people reading chicken bones. Jeffrey Walton ( talk) 19:38, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
The article needs broad cleanup and reformatting—using English instead of Latin plurals (fixed), shunting the linguistic discussion into a #Name section, unbolding the randomly bolded augur in the middle of the body, etc.—but the main problem besides the Romanocentrism is that it's missing any discussion of when the practice died out. It's also pretty bizarre that the article is mostly sourced to Cyclopaedia. The EB11 article on the topic—which should be incorporated here aside from things that are obviously outdated or personal opinion— is at "Augurs". — LlywelynII 23:16, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
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An auspice is very odd usage, even in the relentlessly singular Wikipedia. A bit like Pant. Wetman 07:19, 21 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Why is the reference to Werewolf : The Apocalypse the *first* thing on the page?
I have recently added to the second half of this stubb. however, I feel that this part does not really fit into the "ancient Rome" category any longer, i do not know how to change this, or add a disambiguation page, as this is my fist attempt at expanding an article. I would be happy to do this if someone in the know was to provide instructions, or point me in the direction of them. (anonymous)
The introductory paragraph is pretty much impenetrable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.104.194.34 ( talk) 02:01, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
The 1890 Elementary Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary makes a connection between "tripudium" used as a word for a sacred dance, and as used in connection with auspices or auguries - namely, that in the latter connection, it means, not the dropping of food from the mouths of chickens (in a favorable augury, where the chickens eat), but instead the excited stamping of their feet when they eat. I realize this contradicts the Cicero citation and others, as well as the 1879 Lewis & Short (unabridged?) Latin Dictionary, but I suspect there must be a reason for the more recent Elementary L&S lexicography. I'm not a classical scholar but just stumbled on this oddity in another connection. It might be worth looking into. Ken M Quirici 01:01, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
"auspicious" redirects here. That's not right. For example, it has a particular meaning to the Chinese (see the article on the Chinese New Year), and needs its own article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alicam ( talk • contribs) 08:39, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
Reading these two articles as someone unfamiliar with the subjects, I am left with complete confusion about these two terms. And based on the comments above ( #Unclear intro paragraph), it seems like the difference is fairly minor. Did someone with this role consult both augury and auspices, or were these two completely independent practices, however related they may be by subject matter? In any case, once that distinction is made, I would think that it would make sense to merge the two articles into one. — Akrabbim talk 15:17, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
A creature from Harry Potter is named after this practice, and because of its major role in The Cursed Child I think there should be a link to it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A601:541:D901:4D4E:CC9A:D3B4:B2C6 ( talk) 19:49, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
The Kayan people practice augury and consult chicken bones. After perusing this page I don't feel like it does a good job of representing groups other than Romans. For example, Types of Auspices does not discuss the Kayan people reading chicken bones. Jeffrey Walton ( talk) 19:38, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
The article needs broad cleanup and reformatting—using English instead of Latin plurals (fixed), shunting the linguistic discussion into a #Name section, unbolding the randomly bolded augur in the middle of the body, etc.—but the main problem besides the Romanocentrism is that it's missing any discussion of when the practice died out. It's also pretty bizarre that the article is mostly sourced to Cyclopaedia. The EB11 article on the topic—which should be incorporated here aside from things that are obviously outdated or personal opinion— is at "Augurs". — LlywelynII 23:16, 9 August 2023 (UTC)