The Prenestine Lots
The Prenestine Lots
Also known as Sortes Prenestinae. A method of divination by lots, in vogue in Italy in early times. The letters of the alphabet were placed in an urn, shaken, and dropped on the floor; the words thus formed were received as omens. In the East, a similar method of divination was also common.
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