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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;randygeki, post: 1792450, member: 13719&quot;]Thisjust may add to speculation, but found this interesting.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>The Romans sometimes saw rats as omens as well.&nbsp; A white rat was considered by the Romans as auspicious. But a black rat has unfortunate significance. If you were Roman and found rats had gnawed your personal effects you should postpone any business you may have been considering.</i></p><p><i><a href="http://www.ramshornstudio.com/rat_history.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ramshornstudio.com/rat_history.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.ramshornstudio.com/rat_history.htm</a></i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>The activities of mice and rats were believed to be quite prophetic. They were said to flee sinking ships and houses where death was imminent. They appeared in large numbers as an omen of war - most likely ready to feast upon the impending destruction. In Rome, white rats brought good fortune</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ancient Greeks carried mouse coins to protect themselves against the mouse&#039;s evil eye</i></p><p><i>In Ancient Greece, the destructive side of Apollo was called Smitheos or Apollo Smintheus from the Greek word &quot;sminthus&quot; which means &quot;mouse.&quot; Sacred mice were kept in his temple and he was believed to shoot the arrows of plague. Strangely enough, under his beneficent aspect, Apollo guarded the harvest from infestations of mice. </i></p><p><i><a href="http://ww2.netnitco.net/~legend01/rat.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ww2.netnitco.net/~legend01/rat.htm" rel="nofollow">http://ww2.netnitco.net/~legend01/rat.htm</a></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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