Letter 4026: The omen is favorable, and heaven confirms what we dared to hope.

Ennodius of PaviaEugenetes, vir illustris|c. 514 AD|Ennodius of Pavia
illnessimperial politics
From: Ennodius, deacon in Pavia
To: Eugenetes, vir illustris
Date: ~515 AD
Context: A letter invoking favorable heavenly omens for a venture or occasion.

Ennodius to Eugenetes, the Illustrious.

The omen is favorable, and heaven confirms what we dared to hope. I write to share the good news and to mark the moment, because favorable signs deserve to be recorded as carefully as unfavorable ones.

May the omen prove true, and may the blessing it announces endure. Farewell.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.

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