#prophetic
- Aesacus — A character in Greek and Roman mythology, son of King Priam of Troy and the nymph Alexirhoe, endowed with the prophetic gift of interpreting nocturnal dreams. According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, driven by grief over the death of the nymph Hesperia, whom he loved, he threw himself into the sea waves and was transformed by the goddess Tethys into a diving bird (diver / cormorant).
- Augural — Belonging to the augurs or foretelling practices of Ancient Rome, relating to augurs or the art of divination based on signs; having the character of a prophecy. In a broad literary sense, it describes an element that heralds or celebrates an important beginning.
- Auspicial — Pertaining to auspices or omens, relating to the interpretation of divine signs; characteristic of Roman rituals involving the observation of bird flights or other natural phenomena by augurs. In modern literary terms, it denotes something connected to a prophetic omen or initial signs.