ἀλλ' οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν → by no augury could he ward off black death
ĕpĭthēca: ae, f., = ἐπιθήκη>,I an addition, increase, Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 18.