John the Lydian, On Omens

west wind. 27. On the 5th day before the Kalends, the night is short, and Orion rises, and the south wind will flow. 28. On the 4th day before the Kalends, it rains in the evening, and the Dog begins to rise. 29. On the 3rd day before the Kalends, conflict of winds. 30. On the day before the Kalends, the Dog rises in the morning, and the belt of Orion appears. 65t JULY 1. On the Kalends of July, the air is disturbed from the north. 2. On the 6th day before the Nones of July, a hidden star and west wind or south wind. 3. On the 5th day before the Nones, disturbances of the air from the south. 4. On the 4th day before the Nones, Orion rises and the Crown sets, and the west wind blows. 5. On the 3rd day before the Nones, the middle of Cancer rises. 6. On the day before the Nones, the Etesian winds and after a south wind a north wind. 7. On the Nones of July, the Crown sets at dawn, and the south wind blows. 8. On the 8th day before the Ides of July, Cepheus rises, and a southerly change of the air. 9. On the 7th day before the Ides, all of Orion rises and the south wind blows. 10. On the 6th day before the Ides, the forerunners of the Etesian winds blow. 11. On the 5th day before the Ides, rain with thunder and a violent north wind. 12. On the 4th day before the Ides, all of Orion rises at dawn, and the so-called forerunners intensify. 13. On the 3rd day before the Ides, a stormy southwest wind. 14. On the day before the Ides, * rises and the north wind blows. 15. On the Ides of July, Procyon rises. 16. On the 17th day before the Kalends of August, Orion rises, and a violent north wind blows. 17. On the 16th day before the Kalends, the middle of summer, and the day is colder from the north. 18. On the 15th day before the Kalends, a west wind, and perhaps also a south wind. And the Dog rises at dawn, and the Etesian winds intensify. 19. On the 14th day before the Kalends, Orion rises, and the Argestes wind blows, and all of Orion is visible. 20. On the 13th day before the Kalends, the sun is in Leo, and the Argestes wind blows, and the forerunners of the Etesian winds. 21. On the 12th day before the Kalends, from this day the Etesian winds along with the other winds blow for forty days. 22. On the 11th day before the Kalends, the forerunners blow down. 23. On the 10th day before the Kalends, all of Cancer rises with the Dog, and the Eagle sets. 24. On the 9th day before the Kalends, Leo rises with the sun along with the Dog, and Cancer ceases. 25. On the 8th day before the Kalends, Aquarius begins to set, and the Dog rises around twilight, and the south wind blows. 26. On the 7th day before the Kalends, a scorching mist. And the Eagle sets, and Leo rises, and the south wind blows. 27. On the 6th day before the Kalends, burning heat from the Dog; and the grape begins to darken. 28. On the 5th day before the Kalends, heavy, burning heat and the Etesian winds are stronger. 29. On the 4th day before the Kalends, a bright star rises in the breast of Leo, and the north wind is warm, as it were, from the heat. 30. On the 3rd day before the Kalends, autumn fruits begin to appear, and the Eagle sets in the morning, and the air is disturbed. 31. On the day before the Kalends of August, a south wind with a southwest wind blows. 66t AUGUST 1. On the Kalends of August, the Eagle sets at dawn; the southwest wind will blow, and dry, burning heat. 2. On the 4th day before the Nones of August, the Eagle is still setting, and the air is southerly. 3. On the 3rd day before the Nones, it signifies the same thing. 4. On the day before the Nones, the middle of Leo rises, and the Tree is also visible. In this two-day period the sun holds one degree; and the misty south wind prevails and blows. 5. On the Nones of August, the Crown sets, and the middle of Leo rises and cranes appear, and a thick south wind blows. 6. On the 8th day before the Ides of August, the Lyre is drawn together, and burning heat from the south. 7. On the 7th day before the Ides, the middle of Aquarius sets, and misty, burning heat from the south. 8. On the 6th day before the Ides, Leo rises, and heavy, burning heat. The air is cloudy, and the middle of Aquarius rises. 9. On the 5th day before the Ides, a hidden star, a gentle north wind and moderate, burning heat. 10. On the 4th day before the Ides. On this day

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