omen

Omen It is a concept that comes from the Latin word augurium. The term refers to a divinatory ritual that different ancient peoples developed from the interpretation of signs.

Certain phenomena of the meteorology Y the flight and song of some birds they were studied by diviners for the development of omens. To action of making omens is called bode.

By extension, an omen is currently called a prediction that is made in a superstitious way, without logical or rational support. An omen, in this way, can be a prediction or a augury.

In ancient times there were soothsayers who performed omens.

The omens in Antiquity

In pre-Christian times, omens were believed to be valid. By then it was understood that they existed signs that could be interpreted to anticipate what would happen in the future. At present, omens are framed in the field of superstition because they are beliefs alien to reason and are not linked to the faith of a religion.

The augur was who, in the Ancient Rome, was dedicated to making omens officially. The augurs were priests who were entrusted to examine signs such as the behavior of birds to guess the future.

The official augurs they held a lifetime office and could only be consulted by magistrates in particular places. There were augurs who interpreted the manifestations of the will of the gods through ritual formulas, while other augurs were dedicated to deciphering the signals of the divine will when it was expressed spontaneously.

Beyond the official augurs, there were also private augurs. In this case, the soothsayers performed the omens outside the system settled down.

Crows were considered "ominous" birds.

Negative forecasts

The expression "bird of ill omen" is used in the colloquial language to refer to the individual who usually indicates that harmful or harmful events will occur. The origin of the phrase can be associated with the work of the augurs.

These diviners, to make their predictions, studied how the wings moved, in what way they trilled or where the birds flew. Many times these signals were taken as an anticipation of negative events: therefore, there were birds that they were from "Bad omen".

Sometimes the superstition it was combined with biological characteristics. The crows, because they feed on carrion and because of their black feathers, they were designated as animals of "Bad omen" and their presence was believed to anticipate misfortune.

Agüero as surname

On Spain and in several countries from Latin America, Omen it is a common surname. Diego de Agüero (1511-1544), for example, was a Spanish explorer and conqueror recognized as a perpetual ruler of lime. Andres Rivero Agüero (1905-1996), meanwhile, he was Prime Minister of Cuba and also president-elect, although he did not take office due to the civil war.

Already in the XXI century the figure of Sergio "Kun" Agüero, an Argentine footballer who became the all-time top scorer for the English team Manchester City. With the selected of your nation, Omen was consecrated U-20 world champion twice (2005 and 2007) and won the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics (2008).