ἀλλ' οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν → by no augury could he ward off black death
quĭris: or cŭris Sabine,I a spear: sive quod hasta curis (al. quiris) est dicta Sabinis, Ov. F. 2, 477.
(1) quĭris, is, f., pique, lance : Ov. *F. 2, 477 ; v. curis.