All 10 Uses of
omen
in
The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Pope)
- Such was the will of Jove; and hence we dare Trust in his omen, and support the war.†
Book 2 *omen = sign of something about to happen
- For them the father of the gods declares, Theirs are his omens, and his thunder theirs.†
Book 9omens = signs of what will happen in the future
- As from the right she soar'd, Ulysses pray'd, Hail'd the glad omen, and address'd the maid: "O daughter of that god whose arm can wield The avenging bolt, and shake the dreadful shield!†
Book 10omen = sign of something about to happen
- These on the farther bank now stood and gazed, By Heaven alarm'd, by prodigies amazed: A signal omen stopp'd the passing host, Their martial fury in their wonder lost.†
Book 12
- Seek not this day the Grecian ships to gain; For sure, to warn us, Jove his omen sent, And thus my mind explains its clear event: The victor eagle, whose sinister flight Retards our host, and fills our hearts with fright, Dismiss'd his conquest in the middle skies, Allow'd to seize, but not possess the prize; Thus, though we gird with fires the Grecian fleet, Though these proud bulwalks tumble at our feet, Toils unforeseen, and fiercer, are decreed; More woes shall follow, and more heroes bleed.†
Book 12
- Without a sign his sword the brave man draws, And asks no omen but his country's cause.†
Book 12
- To Jove's glad omen all the Grecians rise, And hail, with shouts, his progress through the skies: Far-echoing clamours bound from side to side; They ceased; and thus the chief of Troy replied: "From whence this menace, this insulting strain?†
Book 13
- Far be the omen which my thoughts suggest!†
Book 22
- The old king, notwithstanding the remonstrances of his queen, makes ready for the journey, to which he is encouraged by an omen from Jupiter.†
Book 24
- Seek not to stay me, nor my soul affright With words of omen, like a bird of night, (Replied unmoved the venerable man;) 'Tis heaven commands me, and you urge in vain.†
Book 24
Definition:
a sign of something about to happen