omens theme
The idea that we are given mysterious signs that, if only noticed and interpreted, tell us something important about the future.
Examples
Worf used the Boraalan people's belief in omens to his advantage in tng7x13 "Homeward".
11 total · 11 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| apuleius180tgab9 | minor | Lucius told of several ominous portents that were soon succeeded by the news that the family's three sons had been killed. For example, he described how a chicken gave birth to a fully formed pullet. |
| ftt1982e5x01 | minor | The Sultan considered the genie's ill treatment of the Grand Vizier to be a bad omen. |
| ic1976e02 | minor | Claudius catching a wolf cub that had fallen from an eagle's claws was interpreted as an omen. Namely, that Claudius would one day come to the rescus of Rome. |
| ic1976e04 | minor | Augustus went on about an omen involving an eagle wheeling around his head five times. |
| ic1976e11 | minor | An owl hooted five times and Herod dropped ill and died. |
| movie: The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) | minor | Imam interpreted a passing comet as a portent that the dreaded Necromongers would soon descend on Helion Prime. |
| movie: Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1994) | minor | Shaleen interpreted an eclipse of the sun as a portent that her village was about to be attacked. |
| play: Julius Caesar (1599) | minor | Caesar's wife had a dream of Caesar's death and this was thought a portent. |
| play: Phormio (161 BC) | minor | Geta witnessed the following ill-omens: a strange black dog had walked into his house, and a snake fell through his roof tiles (see p. 261). |
| tng7x13 | minor | Worf interpreted holodeck glitches as omens to the Boraalans |