HEPATOSCOPIA (formed of ἥπαρ liver, and σκοπία I consider), in antiquity, a species of divination, wherein predictions were made by inspecting the livers of animals.
HEPATOSCOPIA is also used as a general name for divination by intralls.
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HEPATOSCOPIA (formed of ἥπαρ liver, and σκοπία I consider), in antiquity, a species of divination, wherein predictions were made by inspecting the livers of animals.
HEPATOSCOPIA is also used as a general name for divination by intralls.