The term divination is Latin in origin: divinatio, from divinus, signifying something associated with the gods (i.e. divine), and the suffix -atio, indicating action or the result of an action. Its Greek counterpart is μαντική/mantikē or μαντεῖα/manteia. These are general terms; in literature instances of divination are commonly named according to the specific technique employed (augurium – “augury”; sortileg…