All 3 Uses of
portentous
in
The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Pope)
- Round the margin roll'd, A fringe of serpents hissing guards the gold: Here all the terrors of grim War appear, Here rages Force, here tremble Flight and Fear, Here storm'd Contention, and here Fury frown'd, And the dire orb portentous Gorgon crown'd.†
Book 5 *
- Phoebus himself the rushing battle led; A veil of clouds involved his radiant head: High held before him, Jove's enormous shield Portentous shone, and shaded all the field; Vulcan to Jove the immortal gift consign'd, To scatter hosts and terrify mankind, The Greeks expect the shock, the clamours rise From different parts, and mingle in the skies.†
Book 15
- (so Juno will'd) he broke Eternal silence, and portentous spoke.†
Book 19
Definition:
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(portentous) very important; or indicating something important in the future
or:
acting overly important or serious