OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
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A sign believed to indicate a future event, such as the malfunctioning wedding torch that foreshadows Eurydice’s death.
Revise: RomeThese are bad omens: signs understood as warnings of future misfortune. A wedding should mark the beginning of a shared life, yet its divine attendant and ritual torch anticipate grief. The fumes provoke literal tears before the marriage brings tears of mourning.
- Revise: Historical and Comparative Sources: Plutarch and Livy
A sign understood to indicate a future event or divine intention.