He was looked upon as a great soothsayer and wizard, who could turn death into life. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
So Thebes becomes Themes, Zeus becomes Sooth (as in soothsayer) and Semele becomes Simile. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
Queen and a Chaldean soothsayer, which is one of the most powerful in the opera. From Wordnik.com. [The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory.] Reference
Upon this, Amarar called his soothsayer, and required him to name a propitious moment for the sally. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
The interpreter translated this for Mesullam, but the soothsayer was all the while in the same suspicious and crabbed mood. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl from the Marsh Croft] Reference
I rather vote for McCain ... soothsayer. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton, Obama dead even for fifth straight day] Reference
They looked at me like I was some kind of soothsayer or something. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Go Speed Racer…Go!…Go!] Reference
You're my kind of soothsayer! by W. Christopher Epler (Bill) on Sunday, Aug 12, 2007 at 9: 03: 43 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Terror Part Deux:!The War on Terrorism Greatest Hoax In Human History!] Reference
I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would one day share the French word for "soothsayer" with you. From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
The soothsayer was a man a few years older than Rhavasâ” closer to fifty than forty. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
Strike, strike this Bacis, this humbugging soothsayer. From Wordnik.com. [The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1] Reference
Balaam also the son of Beor the soothsayer, the children of. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 06: Josue The Challoner Revision] Reference
Calchas the soothsayer, and Menelaüs, and Ulysses, king of Ithaca. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of All Nations Famous Stories from the Greek, German, English, Spanish, Scandinavian, Danish, French, Russian, Bohemian, Italian and other sources] Reference
Among those who were impressed by his pretensions as a soothsayer, was. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery] Reference
Argos, and of Calchas the wise soothsayer, and of Achilles and the rest. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls] Reference
Calchas the soothsayer, who revealed to him the place of his concealment. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
I am Nicol Pendarves, as a soothsayer like yourself will have guessed already. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908] Reference
Because, like a soothsayer, and diviner, he thinketh that which he knoweth not. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 22: Proverbs The Challoner Revision] Reference
He has been portrayed as a megalomaniac, a genius, a soothsayer and a sociopath. From Wordnik.com. [Facebook's intriguing world revealed] Reference
Also the soothsayer said, 'Meanwhile ye must make the likeness of a horse, to be. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls] Reference
Cæsar was approached by an old man who claimed to be a prophet or a soothsayer. From Wordnik.com. [A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D.] Reference
TRYGAEUS (TO THE SERVANT) Strike, strike this Bacis, this humbugging soothsayer. From Wordnik.com. [Peace] Reference
A banquet was prepared, at which Charmian asked the soothsayer to give him good luck. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales] Reference
Ten days did the soothsayer keep silence, saying that he would not give any man to death. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls] Reference
Thus he ended, and the soothsayer thus began: 'Whence, O Palinurus, this fierce longing of thine?. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid of Virgil] Reference
A soothsayer endeavours to impose on the rustics with prophecies that the Peace will be a failure. From Wordnik.com. [Authors of Greece] Reference
They have the surname of Ojha, which is one of those borne by the caste and signifies a soothsayer. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference
Also the soothsayer said, 'Meanwhile ye must make the likeness of a horse, to be a peace-offering to Minerva. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of All Nations Famous Stories from the Greek, German, English, Spanish, Scandinavian, Danish, French, Russian, Bohemian, Italian and other sources] Reference
Shelling out for a forecaster that won't always be right may sound ridiculous, but the Beacon's not only a soothsayer. From Wordnik.com. [Tech: A Warm Reception] Reference
She had great knowledge of things in Troy and Argos, and of Calchas the wise soothsayer, and of Achilles and the rest. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of All Nations Famous Stories from the Greek, German, English, Spanish, Scandinavian, Danish, French, Russian, Bohemian, Italian and other sources] Reference
It doesn't take a soothsayer to see that as Iraqi politics develop, there will be a vibrant market for anti-Americanism. From Wordnik.com. [How To Make Friends In Iraq] Reference
He sent therefore messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, a soothsayer, who dwelt by the river of the land of the children of. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete] Reference
The soothsayer was correct in this last statement, at least, for Balzac arrived at St. Petersburg soon after this interview. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
Calchas the soothsayer, and promise thy daughter for sacrifice, and send for her to the camp, making pretence of giving her in marriage to. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of All Nations Famous Stories from the Greek, German, English, Spanish, Scandinavian, Danish, French, Russian, Bohemian, Italian and other sources] Reference
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