Assertion: divination | /r/HasProperty | tied throughout ancient mediterranean world
Facets:
value: to sacrifice
type: PURPOSE
value: to expiation
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: with the notable exception of egypt
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Throughout the ancient Mediterranean world, with the notable exception of Egypt, divination was tied to expiation and sacrifice: fate was perceived as dire but not quite implacable, and the function of divination was to foresee calamity in order to forestall it.