There is a current tradition, that Vectius Valens in a fit of ecstacy climbed up among the branches of a tree, and being asked what he saw, made answer, "I see a dreadful storm gathering at Ostia." Whether the sky was then overcast, or the expression fell by chance, it proved in the end a true prediction.
Bettio Balente, bere frenesian, zuhaitz puntara igo ei zen eta, zer ikusten zuen galdetu ziotenean, Ostia aldetik zetorren ekaitz beldurgarria erantzun ei zuen, dela fenomeno hura abiatzen ari zelako, dela airera jaurtitako hitzak iragarpen bihurtuko zirelako.