Haruspication has died out more completely than almost any magical rite. |
The examination of the liver of a sacrificed sheep, haruspication, was learnt from the Mesopotamians. |
Haruspication was at first adopted by the Romans but later fell into disrepute. |
The Babylonians claimed that haruspication was the invention of the gods, and that the passions were housed not in the heart, but the liver. |