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GCSE Classics · key term
A Greek seer or prophet who interpreted signs believed to reveal the gods’ wishes or the likely outcome of events.
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Paper 1
Revise: GreeceA mantis was a seer or prophet. This official interpreted signs understood as communications from the gods. One important method was examining the entrails of sacrificed animals for omens; bird movements could also be interpreted.
Distinguish the priest’s performance of ritual from the mantis’s interpretation of divine signs.
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