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Religions Glossary / An augur was
one of a Roman priestly class, a diviner chiefly concerned with interpreting
the songs and flight patterns of birds to determine the success of Roman political
and military undertakings. (the augur was also known as an 'auspex,' from which
we get the word 'auspice.') The practice was inherited by the Romans from the
Etruscans.
The
augur's tool was a wooden wand, often with a curled end, called a littus (or,
lituus). Echoes of this ceremonial tool can be seen in the crozier carried
by officials of the Roman Catholic Church. (Early images of Jesus sometimes
depict him withan augur's wand)
Augur with wand
An
Etruscan augur
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