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Omen (other)
An omen is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future. Omen(s) or The Omen may also refer to: Fictional characters * Omen (comics), or Lilith Clay, a DC Comics superheroine * Omen (''Dark Oracle''), from the TV series ''Dark Oracle'' * Omen, a member of The Legion of Night from Marvel Comics * The Omen, a recurring antagonist in season 5 of ''Samurai Jack'' Film and television * ''The Omen'' (franchise), a horror film franchise ** ''The Omen'', a 1976 film starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick ** ''The Omen'' (2006 film), a remake of the 1976 film, starring Julia Stiles and Liev Schreiber * ''Omen'' (2003 film), a Thai suspensse film * ''Omen'' (2023 film), a Belgian drama film Music Performers * Omen (band), an American heavy metal band * Omen (musician) (born 1982), American rapper and producer * Omen (record producer) (born 1976), American producer and musician * Thomas "The Omen" Stauch (born 1970), German drummer Albums * ''Omen'' (Antestor album), 2012 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omen
An omen (also called ''portent'') is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. It was commonly believed in ancient times, and still believed by some today, that omens bring divine messages from the gods. These omens include natural phenomena, for example an eclipse, abnormal births of animals (especially humans) and behaviour of the sacrificial lamb on its way to the slaughter. Specialists, known as diviners, variously existed to interpret these omens. They would also use an artificial method, for example, a clay model of a sheep liver, to communicate with their gods in times of crisis. They would expect a binary answer, either yes or no, favourable or unfavourable. They did these to predict what would happen in the future and to take action to avoid disaster. Though the word ''omen'' is usually devoid of reference to the change's nature, hence being possibly either "good" or "bad", the term is more often used in a forebodin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omen (The Story Continues
An omen (also called ''portent'') is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. It was commonly believed in ancient times, and still believed by some today, that omens bring divine messages from the gods. These omens include natural phenomena, for example an eclipse, abnormal births of animals (especially humans) and behaviour of the sacrificial lamb on its way to the slaughter. Specialists, known as diviners, variously existed to interpret these omens. They would also use an artificial method, for example, a clay model of a sheep liver, to communicate with their gods in times of crisis. They would expect a binary answer, either yes or no, favourable or unfavourable. They did these to predict what would happen in the future and to take action to avoid disaster. Though the word ''omen'' is usually devoid of reference to the change's nature, hence being possibly either "good" or "bad", the term is more often used in a forebodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
