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Round-Up: February 9

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

HODIE: ante diem quintum Idus Februarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Map's Nugae Curialium and Map's Latin Poems (well, sometimes attributed to Walter Map anyway).

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Abduction of Persephone; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are N. O., N praeit, O sequitur, nihil est antiquius omni. / Scilicet, ex nihilo condidit omne Deus; and De Deo et Mundo, Non est in mundo Deus hoc, sed mundus in illo est; / Hoc sumus in mundo nos, utinamque Deo. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Neglecta Iuventus, Perdere virtutum fructus cum flore iuventae: / Frugis perda salix ne vocitere cave; and Semper In Metu, Ardua sunt cuius commissa negotia curae; / Fac animum usque habeat sollicitudo tuum. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Si Sciens Fallo, Si te fallo sciens, feriat me Iupiter ultor, / Dicebat pangens foedera Roma vetus; and Speque Metuque Pavet, Speque metuque pavet calido cor amore perustum; / Spes est sollicito plena timore Venus. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Spem sequimur (English: We follow hope).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Nihil maius infinito (English: There is nothing greater than the infinite)

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Sapiens a se ipso pendet (English: The wise man relies on himself). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Beneficium qui nescit dare, iniuste petit (English: Someone who doesn't know how to do a favor shouldn't ask for one).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Canem excoriatam excorias (English: You're flaying a dog which has already been flayed; from Adagia 2.3.54).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Pan, along with the Satyrs and Silvanus.

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 411, Aquila et Regulus, through Fable 420, Accipiter et Galli Duo, including Aquila et Vultur Senex, a hilarious little story that I found for the first time in the poetry of Alexander Nequam.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Columba et Lutum, which teaches that the mud is always muddy!

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Frogs and the Sun, a story about ecological consequences - the sun's wedding is a kind of global warming!

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Ceres et Rusticus, another story about unintended ecological consequences (this one has a vocabulary list). Rusticus quidam a Cerere sic impetrat: "O dea, da mihi triticum absque aristis! Tritici aristae valde asperae sunt, et metentium triturantiumque manus laedunt." Sed ubi triticum maturescit absque aristis, aves minutae triticum omne comedunt. Tum rusticus dicit, "Quam digna patior! Parvae commoditatis causa, emolumenta maxima perdidi!"

Round-Up: February 7

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

RHYMING DISTICHS: From the new crop of rhyming distichs, here are two of my favorites: from Group 9, Disce puer, dum tempus adest aevo iuvenili, / Ut quo recrees habeas aetate senili; and from Group 10, Vir bene vestitus, pro vestibus esse peritus / Creditur a mille, quamvis idiota sit ille.

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Unio, Unio divina est; divisio Daemone nata: / Unus enim Deus est, daemones innumeri; and Tempus, Veritas, Odium, Mater Aletheia est odii, sed filia longi / Temporis. Est odium temporis ergo nepos. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Instanti Victoria, Aspicis ut torquet volucris Saturnia cervum, / Nempe docet vigili cuncta labore dari; and Iram Prudentia Vincit, Si licet obiecto sagulo tractare leonem, / Quid tandem est, iram nolle domare suam? (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Dum Clavum Rectum Teneam, Dum clavum rectum teneam navimque gubernem, / Uni committam cetera cuncta Deo; and Nil Penna, Sed Usus, En struthum nil penna iuvat, quod nesciat uti: / Non penna est scribas quae facit, usus erit. (These come with vocabulary, too.) This emblem with the ostrich is one of my favorites that I have found so far in Rollenhagen!

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Deus dabit vela (English: God will give us sails).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Antiqua sunt optima (English: The old things are best).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Tu praesens cura; Domino committe futura (English: Take care of the present; entrust the future to God).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Ubi est thesaurus tuus, ibi est et cor tuum (Matt. 6:21). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Ne quaere mollia, ne tibi contingant dura: Seke not softe thinges lest hard thinges happen unto the. It is commonly sene, that they which unmeasurablie seke pleasures, do fall, ere they be ware, into bitter and harde grevaunces.

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Parcae et Iudices, the three fates, along with the judges in the land of the dead.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Pavo Deplumatus, the sad story of the generous peacock (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 401, Vespertilio et Mustelae Duae, through Fable 410, Aquila et Vulpes, including Struthiocamelus et Gallina, a story about a foolish ostrich who wanted to fly.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Fox and the Tragic Mask, the famous story of the fox and a "pretty face."

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Musca et Quadrigae, the story of the boastful fly: Quadrigae in stadio currebant, quibus musca insidebat. Maximo autem pulvere, tum equorum pedum pulsu, tum rotarum volutatione, exorto, dicebat musca, “Quam magnam vim pulveris excitavi!”

Round-Up: February 5

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. There are notices also at Twitter - look for Aesopus and AesopusEnglish.

HODIE: Nonae Februariae, the Nones of February.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Burmann's Anthologia veterum latinorum epigrammatum et poematum and Zacher's Altfranzösische Sprichwörter.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Choice of Heracles; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

RHYMING DISTICHS: From the new crop of rhyming distichs, here are two of my favorites: from Group 7, Cum fueris Romae, Romano vivito more; / Cum fueris alibi, vivito sic ut ibi; and from Group 8, Discere si quaeris, doceas: sic ipse doceris, / Et studio tali tibi proderis atque sodali.

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are De Deo et Homine, Ipse Deus verbum est; fecit Deus omnia verbo; / Verba homines facimus; nos quoque verba sumus; and Exemplar, Exemplo virtus bene discitur atque docetur: / Qui dare mi suadet pauperibus, sua det. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS & BORNITIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Supra Naturam Praesto Est, Crede tibi noceat, nec terra, nec unda, nec ignis, / Si tibi naturae Rector et Auctor adest.; and Mitte, Non Promitte, Gratior est fructu ficus quam flore salicta, / Missa ego promissis ante ferenda reor. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Flammescit Uterque, Vero ardore pari face cum flammescit uterque, / Is dici meruit non simulatus amor; and Posteritati, Non mihi condo nemus sed, gratus posteritati, / Quod dederant atavi, reddere constitu. (These come with vocabulary, too.) This would be a good one for teachers to use at Arbor Day time!

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Lucernam olet (English: It stinks of the lamp - i.e. you were "burning the midnight oil," and therefore not doing your best work).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Fortiter ac sapienter (English: Bravely and wisely).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Qui caret asino, clitellam ne quaerat (English: If you don't have a donkey, don't go looking for a pack-saddle).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Discendum quam diu vivas (English: You should keep learning for as long as you live).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Thracium inventum (English: A Thracian scheme; from Adagia 1.10.28 - The Thracians were notorious for scheming, as in an episode recounted by Strabo when they made a treaty with the Boeotians and then attacked them by night; when the Boeotians repulsed the attack, the Thracians claimed that they had not broken the treaty, since its terms were valid only during the day - not at night).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Σίδηρον πλεῖν διδάσκεις (English: You're trying to teach iron to swim... which is a fool's errand - even if we nowadays are able to build those great ships of steel!).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Pluto, the story of Pluto, king of the realm of the dead.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Hercules et Rusticus, a story about how the gods help them that help themselves.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Fox and the Leopard, a story about the leopard's beauty and the fox's brains.

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 391, Feles Iudex, through Fable 400, Vespertilio et Mustelae Duae, including Murilegus Candelam Portans, a funny little story about a cat who had been trained to carry a candle.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Ollae Duae, the story of the two pots - one of clay and one of bronze (this one also has a vocabulary list): Duae ollae stant in ripa. Altera est lutea, altera aerea. Flumen utramque aufert. Olla lutea collisionem metuit. Olla aerea ei respondet: "Ne timeas! Ego satis curo ne collidamur." Tum olla lutea alteri dicit, "Si flumen me tecum collidit, periculum mihi est! Et periculum quoque mihi est, si flumen te mecum collidit! Quare melius mihi est a te separari." Fabula docet: Melius est vivere cum socio pari quam cum socio potentiori. A potentiori enim potest esse periculum tibi, non illi a te.

Round-Up: February 3

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

HODIE: ante diem tertium Nonas Februarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Stein's Anthologia epigrammatum latinorum and Ens' Epidorpides.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Philemon and Baucis; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

RHYMING DISTICHS: From the new crop of rhyming distichs, here are two of my favorites: from Group 5, Irritare canem noli dormire volentem, / Nec moveas iram post tempora longa latentem; and from Group 6, Ludens taxillis, bene respice, quid sit in illis: / Mors tua, sors tua, res tua, spes tua pendet in illis.

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Scientia et Caritas, Sunt duo noscendi, duo sunt mihi semper amandi, / Numen et ipsus ego, numen et alter ego; and Decalogus et Symbolum, Cur credenda mihi faciendis plura iubentur? / Non tam difficile est credere quam facere. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Sustinuere Diem, Ut sobolem ingenuam ad solem Iovis aestimat ales / Cernitur adversis rebus amica fides; and Magnos Vana Fugant, Non est ingentis vis expers ulla timoris, / Sic pavet infesto percitus igne leo.. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Ex Utroque Caesar, Artibus ac armis: ab utrisque ego Caesar in orbe / Dicor; erunt artes armaque noster amor; and Persequar Exstinctum, Persequar extinctum te, O Pyrame; qui tua laesit / Viscera mucro, iecur transeat ille meum. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Iustitia omnibus (English: With justice for all).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Rerum Sapientia custos (English: Wisdom is the guardian of all things)

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Hectora quis nosset, si felix Troia fuisset? (English: Who would know Hector, if Troy had been happy?). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Ex vitio alterius sapiens emendat suum (English: A wise man corrects his own vices by observing the vices of others).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Scarabeus aquilam quaerit (English: The beetle is looking for the eagle; from Adagia 3.7.1 - an allusion to the famous fable of the beetle and the eagle).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Aeolus et Maris Monstra, the story of the ruler of the winds, along with the sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Feles, Mus, et Caseus, a fable of unintended consequences (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Pater et Filii Litigantes, the story of a how a father convinced his quarreling sons to cooperate.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Fox and The Grapes, the famous story of the "sour" grapes.

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 381, Canis ad Convivium Invitatus, through Fable 390, Catus Monachus, including Canis Mordax, the story of a bad dog with a high opinion of itself: Cani, saepius homines mordenti, illigavit dominus nolam, scilicet ut sibi quisque caveret. Canis, ratus virtuti suae tributum hoc decus esse, populares omnes despicit. Accedit tandem ad hunc canem aliquis, iam aetate et auctoritate gravis, monens eum ne erret. “Nam ista nola,” inquit, “data est tibi in dedecus, non in decus.”

Round-Up: February 1

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

RHYMING DISTICHS: From the new crop of rhyming distichs, here are two of my favorites: from Group 3, Pacem ne vites; per pacem te quoque dites: / O quam difficiles sunt sine pace dies! and from Group 4, Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo; / Sic addiscit homo non vi, sed saepe legendo.

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The new Owen epigram, with Harvey's English version, is Fructus Veritus, Nudus Adam vetita quod vulsit ab arbore, malum / Haud fuit, at malo peius: origo mali; and De Deo, Tantus es, Euclides quantum comprendere nescit, / Et talis, qualem nescit Aristoteles. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblem are Haud Aliter, Palma velut riguos nunquam pallescit ad amnes, Sic viret ad Verbi flumina sacra pius; and Cognosce, Elige, Matura, Quid virgo haec delphino equitans in fluctibus errat? / Numquid et in vasto iustitia est pelago? (This also has a vocabulary list.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The new emblem is Sapiens Dominabitur Astris, Astra regunt homines; sapiens dominabitur astris / Et poterit notis cautior esse malis. (This comes with vocabulary, too.)

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Aequam servare mentem (English: To keep a calm mind).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Qui laborat, manducat (English: He who works hard, eats).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Dulcior est fructus, post multa pericula ductus (English: The fruit is sweeter when it has been obtained by many perils).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Multi sunt vocati; pauci vero electi (Matt. 22:14). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Conybeare: Cribro aquam haurire: A proverbe used when a man spendeth his laboure yn vayne.

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Neptunus, the story of Neptune, a.k.a. Poseidon, the lord of the seas.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Talpa et Olitor, in which there is no love lost between the mole and the gardener (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 371, Canis Oves Occidens, through Fable 380, Canis, Bos, Equus, et Homo, including Canes et Agricola Penuria Laborans, a story of just what a man is willing to do when he gets hungry enough.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Fir-Tree and the Bramble, a story about the joys of living a life in obscurity.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Adolescens Piger, a hilarious story about a lazy boy and why he stays in bed: Cum adolescentis pigritiam culparent socii quod tamdiu in lecto maneret, ridens respondit, “Adsunt enim mihi mane, cum expergiscor, duae muliebri habitu vestitae, Industria et Pigritia. Quarum altera surgere hortatur et aliquid operis facere neque diem in lecto terere; altera, priorem increpans, quiescendum inquit et propter frigus in lecto permanendum neque semper laborandum. Dum hae inter se diu disputant, ego, aequus iudex, audio disputantes. Hinc fit ut surgam tardius, litis finem exspectans.”

Round-Up: January 30

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. There are notices also at Twitter - look for Aesopus and AesopusEnglish.

HODIE: ante diem tertium Kalendas Februarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Stephanus' Comicorum Graecorum sententiae and Ottmar's Ioci ac sales mire festivi.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Heracles and the Bull; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

RHYMING DISTICHS: From the new crop of rhyming distichs, here are two of my favorites: from Group 1, Sit bonus interpres, nil mala verba nocent; / Sit malus interpres, nil bona verba docent.; and from Group 2, Vincere si quaeris Venerem, fugiens superabis; / Instans victus eris - Venerem fugiendo fugabis.

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are De Arte Amandi, Iudice me, rudis est, artem qui tradit amandi; / Naturae scopus est, non opus artis, amor.; and Horologium Vitae, Latus ad occasum, umquam rediturus ad ortum, / Vivo hodie, moriar cras, here natus eram. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Victrix Patientia Duri, Omne malum superat victrix patientia duri / Ut nec ab imposito pondere palma perit.; and Non Uno Sternitur Ictu, Nitere in adversis, non uno sternitur ictu, / Quae longo e dura tempore crevit humo. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Dum Detonet Imber, Nubila si fuerint, sapienter comprime linguam; / Tunc loquere, illuxit si qua serena dies.; and Ad Medelam, Ipse sui est morbi medicus leo: vos quoque reges / Assentatores pellite sponte malos. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

Camerarius illustrates that little epigram with an emblem based on the Aesopic fable of the lion king and the monkey in his court - as you can see, things do not turn out well for the monkey!

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Beati misericordes (English: Blessed are the merciful).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Dominus illuminatio mea (English: The Lord is my shining light).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Ex pravo pullus bonus ovo non venit ullus (English: No good chick ever comes from a bad egg).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Oculus domini in agro fertilissimus est (English: The eye of the master is the best fertilizer for the field).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Amyclas perdidit silentium (English: Silence destroyed Amyclae; from Adagia 1.9.1 - supposedly the people of Amyclae had once been disturbed by false reports of an enemy invasion, so they passed a law forbidding anyone to report an enemy invasion, which meant the town was easily captured when the enemy did arrive).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Ἑῖς ἀνὴρ οὐ πάνθ' ὁρᾷ (English: One man does not see all things).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Venus, the Roman goddess of love.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Vultur Convivium Faciens, the story of the wicked vulture's birthday party (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 361, Canis Venaticus et Vulpes, through Fable 370, Canis et Ovis Conquerens, including Canis Dormiens et Lupus, the story of the dog who was caught off-guard by a wolf.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Eagle and the Crow, the story of a crow who tried to imitate an eagle.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Herinacei et Viperae, the story of the kindly vipers and their houseguests, the hedgehogs. Herinacei, hiemem adventare praesentientes, blande viperas rogaverunt ut in propria illarum caverna adversus vim frigoris locum sibi concederent. Quod cum illae fecissent, herinacei, huc atque illuc se provolventes, spinarum acumine viperas pungebant et vehementi dolore torquebant. Illae, male secum actum videntes, blandis verbis orabant herinaceos ut exirent, quandoquidem tam multis locus esset angustus nimis. Cui herinacei “Exeant,” inquiunt, “qui hic manere non possunt.” Quare viperae, sentientes ibi locum non esse, cesserunt hospitio. (The image here shows a porcupine instead of a hedgehog - which suits the story perfectly!)

Round-Up: January 28

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

HODIE: ante diem quintum Kalendas Februarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Andrelinus' Disticha and Klauserwiz's Seria mixta iocis.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Jason and Medea; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Natalis, Ad praesentia nascor, et ad ventura renascor. / Natalis prior est ille, sed hoc potior.; and Novus Homo, Quod superest, de pelle tua depelle vetustum, / De cute peccati decute triste iugum.. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Metuenda Procella, Contrahe vela, licet ludant delphines in alto, / Nam tunc tempestas non procul esse solet.; and Nil Mihi Vobiscum Est, Ite leves procul hinc aliorum in praedia blattae; / Noster adulantes nescit amare decor.. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Durabo, Durabo, et quondam res exspectabo secundas: / Quamvis nunc male sit, non male semper erit.; and Ubi Helena, Ibi Troia, Certe ubi Tyndaris est, ibi Troia; ubi bella puella / Bella movet telis aemula turba est suis.. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Deo gratias (English: Thanks to God).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Scientia sol mentis (English: Knowledge is the sun of the mind)

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Dubium sapientiae initium (English: Doubt is the beginning of wisdom). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Nemo timendo ad summum pervenit locum (English: No one ever reached the top by being afraid).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Tacitus pasci si posset corvus, haberet plus dapis (English: If the crow could feed quietly, he's had more to eat; from Adagia 4.1.94).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Festa Bacchi, an account of the holidays in honor of Dionysus.

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 351, Canis Aquam Timens, through Fable 360, Canes et Leonis Pellis, including Canis et Asinus, Epistolam Legentes, a great little story about what interests a donkey and what interests a dog.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Dog and The Shadow, the famous story of the greedy dog fooled by his own reflection.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Tigris et Venatores, the story of how the hunters deceived the mother tiger.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Tigris et Venatores, a simplified version of the same story (this one also has a vocabulary list).

Round-Up: January 26

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Contemptus Mundi, Felicem vitam vis vivere? Spernito vitam. / Vivit enim misere, cui sua vita placet; and Herculis Bivium, Sunt qui in quadriviis triviisque insigniter errent: / Herculis in bivio maximus error inest. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Non Quam Crebro Sed Quam Bene, Non tu quam crebro iaculeris, quam bene refert; / Contingat metam missa sagitta suam; and Consequitur Quodcumque Petit, Consequitur quodcumque petit Dictynna sagittis, / Et mens consequitur quod pia cumque petit. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are In Tempore Munit, Non bene firmum animum abripient vanissima rerum; / Quare hunc doctrina constabilito gravi; and Nec Caesus Cedam, Nunquam, caesa licet, linquit canis Inda leonem / Nec, licet accisus, facta decora bonus. (These also have vocabulary lists.) The emblem shows the famous "dog of India" which not only attacks a lion but refuses to let go even when its legs are chopped off - tenacious indeed!

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Sapere aude, incipe (English: Dare to be wise; begin).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Nummus regnat ubique (English: Money reigns everywhere).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Qui bona consuescit, semper cum laude senescit (English: He who has good habits always wins praise as he grows old).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Doctrinam magis quam aurum eligite (Proverbs 8:10). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Conybeare: Semper tibi pendeat hamus: Let this hooke hange alwayes, thou mayest happe to have somewhat; hope still, for in space commeth grace.

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Bacchus et Bacchantes, an account of Bacchus and his followers.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Camelus et Iuppiter, the story of the camel who wanted horns (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Haedus Saltans et Lupus, the story of the kid who managed to escape from the wolf.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Bulls and the Lion, a story about the lion who was able to "divide and conquer."

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 341, Sus et Asinus Morbum Simulans, through Fable 350, Canes Duo et Os, including Canis Parturiens Domicilium Quaerens, a story about how no good deed goes unpunished! Canis gravida, cum partus instare tempus sentiret, impetravit ab altera cane sibi ut paulisper, dum onere catulorum liberaretur, concederet tuguriolo suo. Postea, cum catuli iam valentes facti essent, repetebat habitationem illa suam, quod eius usu satis longo tempore se caruisse diceret; et nisi bona gratia suum obtineret, omnia esse experturam se aiebat, ut recuperaret domicilium suum. Cui haec “Quid minare,” inquit, “quin potius hinc nos eiicis? Ut potiatur tuguriolo, qui viribus praestiterit.”

Round-Up: January 24

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. There are notices also at Twitter - look for Aesopus and AesopusEnglish.

HODIE: ante diem nonum Kalendas Februarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Oudin's Silva distichorum moralium and Dornavius' Amphitheatrum Sapientiae.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Neoptolemus and Priam; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Sermo et Scriptura, Interpres linguae manus est, at muta, loquentis, / Pectoris ut muti nuntia lingua loquens.; and Troynovant. Ad Londinenses, Ex cinere ut Phoenix Phoenicis nascitur alter, / Londinium Troiae prodiit e cinere.. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Tanto Uberius, Tu quoque sic reseces vitiis marcentia multis, / Virtutum ut soboles pullulet uberior.; and Nec Aura, Nec Unda, In nos nempe omnis caeli pelagique rapina est: / Et fatale rapit, quem manet, exitium.. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Quid Si Sic, Quid si sic? forsan cubito sim longior, heuheu. / Non ars Naturae corrigit ingenium.; and Patior Ut Potiar, Ut potiar, patior stimulos pro melle; dolores / Mille, ut mille feram pectore delicias.. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

You can see the bear here enduring the pain of the bee stings in order to get the honey:

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Hora fugit (English: The moment is fleeing).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Cito, non temere (English: Quickly, not rashly).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Durum tondere leonem (English: It is hard to shear the lion - that's even worse than belling the cat!).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Durum est contra stimulum calcitrare (English: It is hard to kick against the goad).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Phormionis torus (English: The bed of Phormio; from Adagia 2.9.66 - this is an ironic proverb, as Phormio was a vigorous general who loved the military life and slept on the ground with this men, which is to say, without a bed at all).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Μακραὶ τυράννων χεῖρες (English: Long are the hands of tyrants).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Templa Dianae, the story of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Mures Duo, the famous story of the city mouse and the country mouse (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 331, Sus Parturiens et Lupus, through Fable 340, Verres et Lupus, including Porcellus et Testamentum, the hilarious story of the pig and his inheritance.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Boaster, the famous story of the boastful athlete.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Cerva in Speluncam Fugiens, an "out of the frying pan, into the fire" type of story. 159. Cerva in Speluncam Fugiens. Cerva, venatores fugiens, in speluncam quamdam, ubi leo degebat, pervenit ut in ea nimirum ingressa lateret. Sed illico ab eo comprehensa necique parata, “Ah me infelicem,” exclamavit, “quae fugiens homines, ferae me tradidi!”

Round-Up: January 22

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

HODIE: ante diem undecimum Kalendas Februarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Melander's Iocorum atque seriorum centuriae and Tünger's Facetiae.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Arion; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Non Occides, Non Furaberis, Furtum non facies iuristae scribitur haec lex. / Haec non occides pertinet ad medicum; and Fides, Astra oculus vicina, polum sed opinio cernit. / Sic oculo caelum cerno, fideque Deum. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Non Usitata Vehor, Regulus in aquilae auxilio defertur in auras: / Sic quisquis docti nititur ingenio; and Nihil Decentius, Provida magnanimae si adsit prudentia dextrae, / Dic mihi quae rerum pulchrior esse queat?. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Transeat, Perfer et obdura: tempestas transeat olim, / Fulgebit puro laetior axe dies.; and Mors Vitae Initium, Grana velut putrefacta novas meditantur aristas; / Sic vitae mors est haec quoque principium. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Non sibi (English: Not selfishly).

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Fortuna gloriae carnifex (English: Fortune is the butcher of glory). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Stultum est vicinum velle ulcisci incendio (English: It's a foolish thing to punish your neighbor by setting his house on fire).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Ars multa vulpi, ast una echino maxima (English: The fox has many a trick, but the hedgehog has just one big trick; from Adagia 1.5.18).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Memnon, the story of the death of Memnon in the Trojan War.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Simia et Catuli Eius, the story of what happened when the animals had a baby beauty contest (this one has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 321, Capra et Canis, through Fable 330, Haedus Saltans et Lupus, including Hircus Equitans, a funny story about a goat who had a donkey for his master.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Satyrus et Viator, the story of the Satyr who rescued a traveler who was stuck in the snow.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is Jupiter and the Cat, the story of the cat who was turned into a woman... but who still had a craving for mice.

Here is the phrase E pluribus unum in the Seal of the United States:

Round-Up: January 20

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Troianus, Troiani eversa sapuerunt denique Troia. / Quis non Troianum se fateatur in hoc?; and Tres Haustus, Prateritam primus, praesentem proximus haustus, / Venturam extinguat tertius iste sitim.. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Ardua Virtutem, Qui laurum et palmam victricem carpere gaudes, / Montis, si nescis, ardua scande prius; and Mole Ruit Sua, Me mea ad interitum moles pertraxit acerbum; / Sic pereat, quisquis robore fidit atrox. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Matura, Matura: mora longa nocet; spes omnis in alis; / Instat qui te vult prendere, papilio.; and Ad Scopum Licet Aegre et Frustra, Volve, scopum donec, licet aegre, attingere possis; / Et frustra, molem volve, revolve tamen. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Apes debemus imitari (English: We should imitate the bees).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Omnia nimia nocent (English: All excesses are harmful).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: O mihi praeteritos referat si Iuppiter annos! (English: Oh, if only Jupiter could bring back to me the years that have gone by).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Qui accipit mutuum, servus est fenerantis (Proverbs 22:7). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Multi te oderint, si te ipsum amas: Many shal hate thee, if thou love thy self. Undoubtedly, nothing is more hurtfull to a man, then self love is, neyther is it possible, but that he must needes displease manie, that pleaseth himselfe, and standeth best in his owne conceite.

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Phaeton, the sad story of Apollo's son and the fiery chariot.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Corvus et Mercurius, a hilarious story about a hypocritical crow (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 311, Agnus et Lupus, Bibentes, through Fable 320, Capra et Asinus, including Verveces et Lanius, the story of the wethers and the butcher - and why we have to stick together!

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is Hercules and the Carter, a story about "God helps them that help themselves."

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Concubinae Duae, the story of the man and his two lovers - one young and one old: 952. Concubinae Duae. Senex, cuius caput respersum iam erat canis, habebat concubinas duas, moribus et aetate dissimiles, nam altera iuvencula et lascivior, altera aetate provecta et severior erat. Ut igitur ad harum alteram forte accesserat, ita crines non similes suis dormienti vellebantur. Carpebat enim iuvencula albos, senior vero nigros. Tandem ille calvo capite omnibus risui fuit.

Round-Up: January 18

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. I debated about whether or not to participate in the SOPA/PIPA Blackout today, and decided not to do that because I know some Latin teachers use this blog and I did not want to leave you in the lurch - but for those of you who are not familiar with the SOPA/PIPA legislation and the threat it poses to the open Internet, I would urge you to visit Wikipedia today, during their blackout, to learn more about that. Contact Congress and share your views!

HODIE: ante diem quintum decimum Kalendas Februarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Leigh's The Comic Latin Grammar and Facetiae Heinrici Bebelii.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Dirce and the sons of Antiope; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are In Chymicum, Rem decoxit iners chymicus, dum decoquit aurum, / Et bona dilapidat omnia pro lapide.; and Primatus Maritalis, Nocturnum imperium muliebre, virile diurnum est. / Regnat enim noctu Cynthia, Solque diu.. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Dum Extendar, Dum extendar, duros ictus tot perfero; nomen / ob clarum cur quis ferre recuset idem?; and Concussus Surgo, Concussus surgo: casus me tollit in altum, / Plaudit ut in mediis mens cruce pressa malis.. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Ergo Movebor?, Nunquam aquila imbelles cornices celsa fatigat, / Nec generosum animum lingua maligna movet.; and Vim Suscitat Ira, Non temere caecam vir fortis fertur ad iram, / Iusta sed indigne laesus in arma ruit.. (These also have vocabulary lists.) That one shows a rhinoceros, slow to anger, finally roused to the point that he throws a bear with this horn:

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Existimationem retine (English: Keep your good reputation).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is In veritate victoria (English: In truth, victory).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Crabrones non sunt irritandi (English: You shouldn't stir up the hornets).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Omnes currunt, sed unus accipit bravium (English: All the racers run, but just one receives the prize).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is In Orci culum incidas (English: May you fall into Orcus's butthole; from Adagia 2.10.68 - as if being in the underworld of Orcus was not bad enough! Erasmus describes it as sermo perniciem et extremum exitium imprecantis, "words spoken by someone cursing another person with ruin and utter disaster" - ha!).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Μωρὸς σιωπᾷν οὐ δύναται (English: A fool is unable to keep quiet).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Apollo et Musae, the story of Apollo and his followers, the Muses.

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 301, Oves, Lupus, et Porci , through Fable 310, Agnus, Pastor, et Lanius, including Oves Timidae et Pastor, a funny story about a shepherd who thought he could inspire his sheep to be brave!

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, a wolf whose disguise was good... but not good enough!

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Asinus et Viatores Duo, the story of a donkey who got away (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Iuppiter et Olitoris Asinus, the sad story of a hard-working donkey: Asinus olitoris, aegre sustinens laborem quo herus eum premebat, conqueritur de eo apud Iovem; supplicat alium sibi dari. Exaudit Iuppiter; iubet figulo veneat. Mutatur herus, sed non minuitur labor; immo augescit; semper lutum, tegulae, lateres, imbrices, dorso portandae. Iterum ad Iovem; Iuppiter, oratoris importunitate victus, dat coriarium. Statim expertus eum, omnibus quos unquam habuerat longe crudeliorem, apud se lamentans dicebat, “Heu me miserum, ut omnia mihi in deterius cedunt. Nam in eum incidi dominum, qui vivo non parcit, nec mortuo; ipse enim ubi corpus meum flagris exhauserit, in fine excoriabit.”

Round-Up: January 16

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

HODIE: ante diem septimum decimum Kalendas Februarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Schreger's Studiosus jovialis and Noel's Poggii Florentini Facetiarum.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Tityus; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Dies Solis, Qua prima emicuit lux, nondum sole creato, / Unde fit, ut solis dicta sit illa dies? and ΕΙΝΑΙ ΚΑΙ ΕΧΕΙΝ, “Esse et habere bonum est,” dixit quis nescio Graius. / Addidit Almannus nescio quis, “bibere.” (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Virtus Hinc Maior, Iridis Aspalathus vi suavior, ipsaque virtus / Gratior est superum quam pia cura fovet.; and Tutos Coniunctio Praestat, Nos tamen haec glomerata simul coniunctio servat, / Quos facile sparsos perderet una dies. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Quo Me Vertam Nescio, Nescio quo vertam mentem; vocat ardua Virtus / Huc, illuc Venus et splendida luxuries; and Dum Nutrio Consumor, Consumor miserum, flammas dum nutrio, lignum, / Officium in damno est: nil bene facta iuvant. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Sine timore (English: Without fear).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Virtus fortunae victrix (English: Excellence is the winner over luck)

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Nummis potior amicus in periculis (English: A friend is preferable to cash in times of trouble). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Mutare quod non possis, ut natum est, feras (English: What you cannot change, you must endure as it happens).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Aquila non captat muscas (English: An eagle doesn't catch flies; from Adagia 3.2.65).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Apollo, Neptunus et Laomedon, the story of the walls of Troy.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Ursa et Vulpes, a great little story in which the fox rebukes the she-bear's hypocrisy (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 291, Taurus et Vitulus, through Fable 300, Oves et Lupi, including Ovis et Canis Calumniosus, the story of the dog who convicted the sheep in court on trumped-up charges.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is http://englishaesop.blogspot.com/2011/11/boothby-wolf-and-shepherds-boy.html, the famous story of the boy who cried "Wolf!"

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Grus et Lupus, a story about how foolish it is to try to do a favor for someone with no sense of gratitude. Grus et Lupus. In faucibus lupi os inhaeserat. Mercede igitur conducit gruem, qui illud extrahat. Hoc grus longitudine colli facile effecit. Cum autem mercedem postularet, subridens lupus et dentibus infrendens, “Num tibi,” inquit, “parva merces videtur, quod caput incolume ex lupi faucibus extraxisti?”

Round-Up: January 14

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. I'm using Google+ a lot these days - highly recommended as a thought-provoking place to hang out online!

HODIE: ante diem undecimum decimum Kalendas Februarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Frischlin's Facetiae selectiores and Bebelius' Facetiae.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Abduction of Helen, which is the middle of these three images in the panel; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Liberalitatis Laus, Quod datur, aeternum durat sequiturque datorem; / Dantem et captantem, munus utrumque iuvat; and Honoris et Divitiarum Comparatio, Donat opes homini Deus, et sibi poscit honorem. / Ergo divitiis anteferendus honor. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Per Tela, Per Ignes, Nec me praerupti montes, nec fulgura terrent, /
Quo minus in summo vertice conspiciar; and Prospiciente Deo, Si faveat caelum, bene surculus arbore crescet: / Si faveat Numen, tu quoque magnus eris. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Lente Sed Attente, Lente equidem tamen attente gradior; mora nulla est; / Si modo sat bene quo vis, cito sat venies.; and Remigio Ventisque Secundis, Navigo remigio felix ventisque secundis, / Sic bene perficiam, quod bene coepit, iter. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Optima est veritas (English: Truth is best).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Cura facit canos (English: Worry makes grey hairs).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Non omnis pugnat, minitans qui fortia clamat (English: Not every man who makes bold threats is going to fight).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Ecce et naves, cum magnae sint, circumferuntur a modico gubernaculo (James 3:4). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Heroum filii noxae: The children of most renowned and noble personages, be for moste parte destructions to a common welth. Verelye our elders have observed from time to time, that the children of most excellent and wise men have growne much out of kinde from the vertues and prowesse of theyr progenitours.

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Daphne et Hyacinthus, the sad story of two of Apollo's lovers.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Avarus et Poma Marcescentia, a hilarious story about a miser who denies himself even the smallest pleasures in life (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 281, Bos Philosophus, through Fable 290, Iuvenci Duo, including Boves Somniantes, one of my very favorite fables by Abstemius.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Two Bald Pates, the story of bald men fighting over... a comb, of course!

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Citharoedus Imperitus, the sad story of a musician in love with the song of his own voice. 865. Citharoedus Imperitus. Citharoedus quidam, non satis eruditus, in cubiculo ut solebat canens, sua inibi voce resonante, valde se canorum esse putabat. Quapropter animo elatus, theatro iam se committere voluit. Sed ubi in conspectum prodiit, cum pessime cantasset, eum spectatores lapidibus iactis e scena abegerunt.

Round-Up: January 12

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. There are notices also at Twitter - look for Aesopus and AesopusEnglish.

HODIE: pridie Idus Ianuarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Poggio's Facetiae and Mirabelli's Polyanthea.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Thetis and Achilles; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Minos, Qui pro iustitia poscit sibi munera, Minos / Est similis pisci: quando capit, capitur; and Redemptio et Regeneratio, Nos Satan muliere emit, Christusque redemit. / Christus nos lavit, quos maculavit Adam. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The new emblem is Nocet Assentatio Magnis, Vilis adulator blande mentitus amicum / Se ingerit; admissus, maxima damna dabit.; plus a new emblem from Bornitius, Fata Viam Invenient, Iactatur mundi mediis ecclesia in undis: / Sed tamen in portum ducit agetque Deus. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Spernit Pericula Virtus, Non adversa timet spernitque pericula Virtus; / Illa vel in medio nescit obire mari (that one refers to Arion), and Lente Sed Attente, Lente equidem tamen attente gradior; mora nulla est; / Si modo sat bene quo vis, cito sat venies. (These come with vocabulary, too.) It is a snail who is speaking in that one!

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Varietas delectat (English: Variety is pleasing).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Post proelium praemium (English: After the war, the reward).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Sic vos non vobis vellera fertis, oves! (English: So, sheep, you bear your fleeces not for yourselves).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus (English: Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus grows cold).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Ubi sunt Theagenis plurimae pecuniae (English: There where all the great wealth of Theagenes is - Theagenes was a poor man who boasted about having lots of money, hidden away somewhere; from Adagia 2.9.6).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Δὶς παῖδες οἱ γέροντες (English: Old men are children a second time).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Aesculapius, the son of Apollo and a god of medicine and healing.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Fortuna et Puer, the story of Fortune defending her own reputation (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 271, Equus et Sus, through Fable 280, Bos et Lupus, including Equi Saltantes, the famous story of the dancing horses of Sybaris.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Vipera et Auceps, a story of the hunter hunted.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Sow and the Wolf, the story of a wolf who wants to be nanny to a sow and her piglets.

Here is that story about the goddess Fortuna: 813. Fortuna et Puer. Dormienti puero super os putei fertur astitisse Fortunam eumque excitasse dicendo, “Exsurge, O iuvenis, et abi hinc ocius. Novi enim genium hominum et tuum, quod si in puteum labereris, non te aut tuam secordiam, sed Fortunam incusabitis.” (source - easy version)

Round-Up: January 10

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

HODIE: ante diem quartum Idus Ianuarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Collins' La Fontaine and Other French Fabulists and Pirckheimer's Sententiae morales.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Heracles and Cerberus; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Fides Cerea, Credebant nummos sine chirographo, sine cera / Sinceri veteres; nunc sine utroque nihil; and Mercurius Gallo-Belgicus, Mercurius non fit de quolibet arbore. Fingit / Mercurium ex ligno quolibet iste faber. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Et Profundissima Quaeque, Sublimis volat, ima videt, regina volucrum. / Nonne vides, sit ut haec regis imago boni?; and Non Impune Feres, Contemnit mortem, qui non moriturus inultus; Una etiam est hostis certa ruina sui. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are In Nocte Consilium, Consilium in tenebris capias et nocte profunda: / Humanis obstat sensibus alma dies; and In Hunc Intuens Pius Esto, Esse pius cupis: hunc saltem adspice, qui fuit olim / Tu quod es, et quod eris mox erit ipse cinis. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Venit hora (English: The hour is coming).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Amor pretiosior auro (English: Love is more precious than gold)

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Discipulus est prioris posterior dies (English: The following day is the student of the previous day). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Cicatrix conscientiae pro vulnere est (English: The scar of conscience is as bad as a wound).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Equi dentes inspicere donati (English: To look a gift horse in the mouth - which is something you should not do, of course; from Adagia 4.5.24).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Latona, the mother of Diana and Apollo.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Avara et Gallina, the story of a woman who thought "more was better" (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 261, Equus et Hirci Tres, through Fable 270, Equa, Pullus, et Homo, including Equus et Venator, which is one of my very favorite fables of all time: it is the tale of the horse who first agreed to let a man ride him.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Sick Kite, a story about deathbed repentance.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Sutores et Mercurius, a funny little story about Mercury and the shoemakers. 861. Sutores et Mercurius. Iuppiter Mercurio imperavit ut artificibus omnibus mendacii potionem conficeret. Ipse, singulis quae ad id opus erant pistillo contusis atque mensura pro ratione miscendi confecta, universis aequalem potum praebuit. Cum vero, sutore solo relicto, multum adhuc ex potione superesset, Mercurius, mortario arrepto, totum illi bibendum dedit. Atque contigit inde ut artifices omnes mendaces sint, maxime vero omnium sutores.

Round-Up: January 8

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Amor, Libertas - carcer, pax - pugna, dolenda - voluptas: / Spes - metuens, mel - fel, feria - ludus, amor.; and Ars Memoriae, Simonides olim memorandi repperit artem, / Nullus adhuc artem repperit ingenii.. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Nempe Arbos Unde Rigetur, Intererit multum quis nostros irriget hortos, / Ac mens nostra Dei qua foveatur ope.; and His Artibus, Ut te ipsum et navim serves comitesque pericli, / In pontum cunctas abiice divitias.. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Non Sceptro, Sed Plectro Ducitur, Non sceptro virgo sed plectro ducitur; aurum / Spernit amor: Venerem musica blanda movet.; and Non Obest Virtuti Sors, Virtuti sors nulla nocet; volat aurea Virtus / Ultra Helicendum; sors perfida versat humum.. (These come with vocabulary, too.) Here you can see fickle fate turning the world, while the excellent man rises to the clouds on eagle's wings:

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is In diem vivo (English: I live for the day).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Post festum venisti (English: You've arrived after the party's over).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Nascimur in maerore, vivimus in labore, morimus in dolore (English: We are born crying, we live laboring, we die grieving).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Non potestis Deo servire et mamonae (Matt. 6:24). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Conybeare: Servum pecus: A proverbe applied to hem which in speaking or writing dare not digresse from another mannes steppes or fourme of writinge.

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Iuno et Vulcanus, the story of Iuno (Hera) and her children, especially Vulcan (Hephaestus).

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Cornix et Urna, the famous story of the thirsty crow (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 251, Muli et Dominus Stultus, through Fable 260, Equus Superbus et Asinus, including Mulus et Nomen Eius, a hilarious story about the mule who claims his name is written in his hoof.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Ram, the Stag and the Wolf, an ancient story about financial speculation!

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Mors et Pauper, the thought-provoking story of the man who called upon Death: 816. Mors et Pauper. Pauper quidam lignorum fasciculum portabat humeris. Longo deinde itinere fatigatus, onere se levavit, consedit humi, et flebili voce advocavit Mortem. Illa continuo adest, interrogans quid se velit. Respondet pauper, “Humi ut tolleres hunc fascem mihi, huc ego te vocavi.” Adeo in miseris etiam vitae amantes sunt mortales.

Round-Up: January 6

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. There are notices also at Twitter - look for Aesopus and AesopusEnglish.

HODIE: antediem octavum Idus Ianuarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Witkowski's The Evil That Has Been Said of Doctors and Chatto's Origin and History of Playing Cards.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The image for today's legend shows Odysseus and the Suitors; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Scala Aulicorum, Nemo, gradus nisi per plures ascendit in aula, / Ad descendendum plus satis unus erit; and Quota Hora Est?, Viventi mors obrepit, iuvenique senectu; / Horaque dum quota sit quaeritur, hora fugit. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Labore Virtus, Virtute Gloria Paratur, Saepe labore fuit Virtus, Virtute parata / Gloria, non alio concilianda modo; and Ne Tenear, Ne tenear, postica cavet pars, vertice raso; / Caesariem qui scit prendere fronte, sapit. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Dominus Providebit, Et laeta simul et tristis provisio sortit, / Inprimis virtus principe digna viro est, and Mansuetis Grandia Cedunt, Praeterit; haud elephas animalia parvula laedit: / Nempe quod hinc clemens rex imitetur habet. (These also have vocabulary lists.) Here is that elephant:

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Sobrie potandum (English: Drink in moderation).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Lex et iustitia (English: Law and justice).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Sus magis in caeno gaudet quam in fonte sereno (English: A pig delights more in filth than in a shining fountain).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Melius modicum iusto, super divitias peccatorum multas (English: Better is a righteous man's little bit than the many riches of sinners).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Cretensis mare nescit (English: The man from Crete says he's ignorant of the sea; from Adagia 1.2.31; this is an ironical proverb, since the Cretans were experts in sailing and everything to do with the sea, but would pretend otherwise to take advantage of you).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Ἐδίδαξά σε κυβισᾷν, καὶ σὺ βυθίσαι με ζητεῖς (English: I taught you to piss, and now you are trying to drown me).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Harundo et Quercus, a wonderful story about being flexible (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 241, Asinus et Viatores Duo, through Fable 250, Asinus Somnians, which is one of my favorite fables - the donkey, in a deep sleep, dreams that he is a human being!

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Piscator Aquam Verberans, one of Aesop's ecological fables.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Mouse and The Lion, the story of the tiny mouse who rescued a mighty lion.

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Pandora, the famous story of Prometheus, his brother Epimetheus, and the beautiful Pandora: Severitatem Iovis inique tulerunt ceteri Dii, ac doluerunt quod sibi uni formandorum hominum ius arrogaret. Quare, collatis studiis et muneribus, mulierem effinxere, quam "Pandoram" appellarunt, quasi ex omnium donis conflatam. Iupiter, Superum arrogantiam ulturus, illi capsulam dedit, infelix munus; in eam quippe congesta erant omnia naturae mala. Hanc Pandora cum detulisset ad Epimetheum, Promethei fratrem, ille, impulsus curiositate prava, sive, ut alii narrant, eius uxor capsulam aperuit; ex eaque pestes omnis generis in orbem terrarum evolarunt, sola spe in fundo capsulae relicta. Hinc aetas ferrea et scelerum colluvies nata est.

Round-Up: January 4

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

HODIE: pridie Nonas Ianuarias.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Achilles and the Corpse of Hector; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Lange's Democritus Ridens and Nugae Venales. I've also added a post with tips for finding books, esp. Latin books, at Google Books. Meanwhile, the image below comes from the delightful Nugae Venales book; this is Publius Porcius Poeta:

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Deus, Omnia cum videat, nulli Deus ipse videtur, / Solus ubique patet, solus ubique latet; and Ad Lectore De Suo Libro, Ne tibi non placeant vereor mea carmina, lector / Candide; ne placeant, lector inepte, tibi. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Lex Regit et Arma Tuentur, Lex regit, et hostes contra ducis arma tuentur / Hunc populum legis, qui sacra iussa facit; and Constans Sapientia, Omne malum exsuperat constans sapientia, mortem / Spernit, et adversa sorte tonante viget. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Si Serenus Illuxerit, Mons omni hoc, nisi Sol foveat, viduatur honore: / Quicquid ages, cassum disperit, absque Deo.; and Quam Bene Conveniunt, Hoc balaena suo tuta est ductore per undas; / Principe et est felix plebs vigilante suo. (These also have vocabulary lists.) The image shows the balaena of Camerarius' little poem:

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Virtutis amore (English: By the love of virtue).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Mors ultima ratio (English: Death is the final reckoning)

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Leges sine moribus vanae (English: Laws without character are worthless). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Necessitas quam pertinax regnum tenet! (English: How tightly Necessity keeps hold of her dominion!).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Auribus lupum teneo (English: I'm holding the wolf by the ears; from Adagia 1.5.25).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Iupiter et Gigantes, the story of the Gigantomachy.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Lupus et Puer Mendax, the famous story of the boy who cried wolf (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 231, Asinus et Lupus, Ligati, through Fable 240, Asinus et Umbra Eius, including Asinus Leonis Pelle Indutus, the famous story of the donkey in the lion skin.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Man That Pleased None, the wonderful story of the man who tried to please everyone on his way to the market.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Iuppiter et Asini, the hilarious story of the donkeys who filed a complaint with Jupiter.: 768. Iuppiter et Asini. Dolentes olim asini quod continuo onera ferrent atque in aerumnis vitam traherent, legatos ad Iovem misere, solamen aliquod laborum petentes. Quod cum Iuppiter fieri non posse ostendere vellet, tunc eos, inquit, a laboribus vacuos fore cum mingendo fluvium fecerint. Illi, id verum eum dicere rati, iam tempore ab illo, ubi suam aut aliorum urinam vident, ipsi quoque mingere solent.

Round-Up: January 2

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. Also, I'm using Google+ a lot these days - highly recommended as a thought-provoking place to hang out online!

HODIE: ante diem quartum Nonas Ianuarias.

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Graecae Sententiae and Stoa's Disticha in omnes fabulas Ovidii.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Venus awakening Pygmalion's statue; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S DISTICHS & EMBLEMS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Ad Lectorem, Qui legis ista, tuam reprehendo, si mea laudas / Omnia, stultitiam; si nihil, invidiam; and Regnum Divisum, In mundo nihil usque potest consistere: mundus / Non semper stabit. Cur? Quia dividitur. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Cuique Suum, Laeva tenet fulmen, sed olivae dextera ramum, / ut pace et bello sim memor officii; and Veritas Mire Patescit, Saepe etiam est fatuus vel simplex pusio vates, / Abdita cum Fatum vera aperire volet.. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Perseveranti Dabitur, Serta feret, Domino si ad finem subditus usque / Quis perseveret ultimum; and Cetera Mortis Erunt; Vivitur Ingenio, Disce bonas artes, et opes contemne caducas. / Vivitur ingenio; cetera mortis erunt (These come with vocabulary, too.) Here's a detail from the death emblem:

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Me meliora manent (English: Better things await me).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Amor caecus est (English: Love is blind).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Verbum laudatur, si factum tale sequatur (English: The word is praised, if a like deed should follow it).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Qui in gladio occiderit, oportet eum gladio occidi (Rev. 13:10). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Multitudo imperatorum Cariam perdidit: The multitude of rules destroied the countrey of Caria. This countrey was sumtime a very florishing realme, and by the discorde and dissention of the citizens amonges themselves, while everie man strove to be a Lorde, it was brought at last to a thinge of naught. Wherfore this Proverbe advertiseth us, that nothinge is more noysome, nor more pestiferous to a common weale, then the over muche libertie of a multitude, wher no man chieflie is obeied, but everie man doth as him lusteth. This unlafull libertie or licence of the multitude is called an Anarchie. A mischiefe surely in maner worse then any Tyrannie.

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Ceres et Proserpina, a Latin account of Demeter and her daughter Persephone.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Leo, Lepus, et Cerva, the story of a lion who fails at multitasking (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 221, Asinus et Canis, through Fable 230, Asina Aegrota et Lupus, including Asinus et Vulpes, Peccata Confitentes, a story about a donkey who pays the ultimate price for his honesty.

NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Puer et Praeceptor, a story about a student with a will of his own, and Servus et Dominus Eius Incensus, a story about how hot it could be at the Olympian Olympics. (I'm done with all 1001 of the fables now: whoo-hoo!)

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Gallus et Fures, a story about how there is no love lost between thieves and a rooster.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Lion in Love, the sad story of a lion willing to do anything for love!

What to Expect in 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:43:00 +0000

I thought I would post a note here about what to expect in 2012, in terms of which blogs and projects I will be working on, and which projects are on hiatus. It's always a hard decision for me to figure out what time to spend on my teaching- and school-related work as opposed to what time I can spend on Latin (alas, my school continues to be adamant in refusing to let me teach Latin). My goal this summer is to be able to create a book of Latin distich poetry, so that is where I will be focusing almost almost all my Latin efforts in the coming months (summer vacation countdown: about 125 days to go!). So, here's how that will play out for the Bestiaria and its related blogs:

Bestiaria Round-Up. I will keep doing the Bestiaria Round-Up blog post every other day. If I miss a day, it's just because something unexpected comes up - but usually I can manage to stay on top of that. The Round-Up will continue to look as it has in the past - I'll be including links to all new content that I'm creating, along with the content that comes from the various "quicquid of the day" widgets.
Schoolhouse Widgets. As some of you may have noticed, I've been trying to consolidate and clean up my widgets, which have become an unmanageable hodgepodge over the past six or seven years that I've been creating them. Now, when I create a new widget, I make sure to publish a set of informational posts over at the Schoolhouse Widgets blog, and I've also been going through and creating those informational posts for existing widgets as well. I hope that will make it easier for people to take and use the widgets for themselves, either by linking to the posts that display the widget content, or by taking the widget script and including it on your own webpage or wiki or blog.
Disticha Latina. Most of the new content development will be happening at the Disticha Latina blog, which has already been pretty active for the past couple of months. I have been adding blog posts every day for the new widgets I had created: Owen epigrams, Camerarius emblems, and Rollenhagen emblems. Each of the Disticha Latina blog posts has a VOCABULARY LIST, which I know is something of use to those of you who are using my blogs as study tools - so, you can count on new things to read with vocabulary lists at this blog every day, and if you have questions about the grammar or meaning of the poems, please let me know in the comments! It will be really helpful for me to know where the little poems are causing trouble for their readers.
Myth and Legend Images. I really had a good time putting together the Myth & Legends widget, and I've been publishing some notes on the images at the Bestiaria blog; I'll be sure to include a link in the Round-Up blog posts to any new image notes I find time to publish.
I Love Google Books. Since I keep finding all kinds of amazing books at Google Books, I will keep on sharing a book a day (more or less regularly) at my I Love Google Books blog. Is anybody else out there keeping a public record of your Google Book discoveries? If so, let me know! I am just amazed by what I am able to find at Google Books.
Mille Fabulae et Una. As of today, I've finished posting every single one of the 1001 fables, now with images, at the Mille Fabulae et Una blog - whoo-hoo!!! Now for the next step in the process, I am building in the navigation that will allow you to "page" from fable to fable in the same order as you can find the fables in the printed book, along with information about sources added to the bottom of each post. I'll be including information in the Bestiaria Round-Up posts as I revise new "chunks" of the fables so that they can be navigated from one to the next; meanwhile, you can see how that works for fables 1-300.

So, those are the places where I'll be creating new content in the coming months. As you'll notice, some of the blogs where I have been creating new content this past year are not on that list. For example, I'm not doing any more posts at the Fabulae Faciles blog - but I ended up with 183 of those fables, complete with vocabulary, which was enough to make a Fabulae Faciles widget with new easy fables, equipped with vocabulary, to last for a whole semester.

I'm also not working on the Latin vocabulary and Latin proverbs right now, but I hope to get back to that sometime in the future - and there are plenty of widgets you can use for daily and random Latin proverbs of all kinds. As for vocabulary, I am really waiting for a professional organization (APA? ACL? College Board?) to come up with some free vocabulary resources online that everybody can use and link to; I'm just not persuaded that it is a good use of time for each of us to be doing our own vocabulary development individually, when instead we would all benefit from there being shared vocabulary lists and shared online tools for working with that vocabulary, customizable and suitable for students at any level of Latin learning.

I hope that all makes sense, and if you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know in the comments section of the blog (or you can send me an email but, honestly, my email inbox is still a complete disaster as a result of having been out of town and busy with the end of school, too).

Also, if you are a Latin teacher or student who is blogging, let me know so I can follow your blog! As you can see, blogging has proved to be a key element in my work and my research; I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone as a great tool for learning and sharing, and Google's Blogger.com sure does make it easy. Thanks, as always, to Google for the amazing resources and tools they are sharing with us all!

Best wishes to everybody for a happy and productive New Year!

For an image, here's a new widget - it chooses from the 400-pixel-width widgets and displays one at random. For more information, see the Random 400-Pixel Images Reference Page.

IANUS

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:12:00 +0000

In honor of the "hinge" of the year turning, I thought I would create a post today in honor of the Roman god Ianus, who gives the month of January its name and whose two-headed depiction, looking backwards and forwards, is a wonderful visualization of the passage of time. To learn more about the two-faced Roman god Janus, see this Wikipedia article. You can also read a brief article in Latin about Ianus from John Hart's Epitome of Greek and Roman Mythology (written in Latin). Here is an image of Ianus from Cartari's famous 16th-century work, Le Imagini de gli Dei (you can read it online at GoogleBooks!).

One of the emblems of Alciato is devoted to Ianus, and how we should aspire to be as discerning as he is, looking prudently both ahead and behind.

Alciato XVIII: Prudentes

Iane bifrons, qui iam transacta futuraque calles,
Quique retro sannas, sicut et ante, vides:
Te tot cur oculis, cur fingunt vultibus? An quod
Circumspectum hominem forma fuisse docet?

This image comes from a 1621 edition of the emblems, and you can also read an English translation online. For help with the Latin, here is the poem presented in an easier-to-read format, with the word order rearranged (the word order in poetry often serves the sound more than the sense), and with the phrase segments clearly marked:

Iane bifrons,
qui calles
iam transacta et futura,
et qui sannas vides,
retro sicut et ante:
Cur te fingunt
tot oculis, tot vultibus?
An quod
forma hominem docet
circumspectum fuisse?

Below you can see some more images from other editions of Alciato's Emblemata:

1591:

1567:

1546:

1615:

Thanks to Rose Williams for sending this image to add to the post - it's the cover for her book Gods and Other Creatures, illustrated by James Estes.

Round-Up: December 31

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:01:00 +0000

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. There are notices also at Twitter - look for Aesopus and AesopusEnglish.

HODIE: pridie Kalendas Ianuarias (I just now updated the calendar so that it is ready to go for 2012 - a bit tricky, since it is a leap year, but I just added a day "ante diem septimum decimum Kalendas Martias" in the countdown to the Kalends of March).

GAUDIUM MUNDO: Here are the last Latin holiday songs for you to enjoy for the month of December - In Dulci Iubilo (a wonderful medieval son by the German mystic Heinrich Suso), Auld Lang Syne (a Latin version of the song, just in time for New Year's celebrations), and In Hoc Anni Circulo (a song for rounding out the year).

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Catonis Disticha Moralia et Lilii Monita Paedagogica and La Faye's Breviarium Saeculare Universae Historiae.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows the Sabine women making peace (the famous painting by Jacques-Louis David); you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S EMBLEMS & DISTICHS:

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are De Vita et Morte, Una via est vitae, moriendi mille figurae. / Est bene: nam mors est res bona, vita mala; and Ultima Linea, Ultimus est vitae mors actus amara iocosae. / Cuius vita fuit seria, mors iocus est. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Perit Quod Elapsum Est,
Continuo fugit hora; perit de tempore quantum / Elapsum est: parcus temporis esto tui; and Omnis Caro Faenum, Omnis homo faenum, quod mane virescit et aret / Discendente die, crescit ut intereat. (These come with vocabulary lists.)

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Vita Mihi Mors Est, Ex se ipsa nascens, ex se reparabilis ales, / quae exoriens moritur, quae moriens oritur - with a phoenix in the emblem, and Fert Omnia Secum, O felix, secum sua quicumque omnia portat, / Fortunae vivens liber ab arbitrio - with a snail in the emblem, as you can see below. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Ita vita (English: Such is life).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Non nobis solum (English: Not for ourselves alone).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Dum stertit cattus, numquam sibi currit in os mus (English: When the cat is snoring, a mouse never runs into its mouth).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Omnia probate, quod bonum est, tenete (English: Try all things; what is good, keep).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Aiacis risus (English: The laugh of Ajax; from Adagia 1.7.46 - this was a mad and crazy laugh, the laugh of a man who rejoices in bloodthirsty pleasures although he is about to die, as Ajax in his madness).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Λύκω συννόμω καὶ ἵππω· λέοντέ γε μὲν οὐκέτι (English: Two wolves can feed together, as can two horses, but two lions not so).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Cybeles Festa et Sacerdotes, an account of the goddess Cybele and her ecstatic priests.

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 211, Mus et Rusticus, through Fable 220, Asellus et Rivus, including Mus Uxorem Quaerens, one of my favorite folktales of all time - and an ancient one, going back to the Indian Panchatantra tradition.

NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Fur et Sicarius, a story about quarreling criminals, and Sol, Mons, et Vallis, a fable in praise of the humble life and the emptiness of lofty achievements.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Canes Duo, Venaticus et Domesticus, a story about a hard-working hunting dog and an indolent house dog.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Lazy Housemaids, a fantastic fable about unintended consequences.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Canis in Praesepe et Bos, the famous story of the dog in the manger (this one also has a vocabulary list).

For an image, here is that miserly dog: 357. Canis in Praesepi et Bos. In praesepi faeni pleno decumbebat canis. Venit bos ut comedat faenum, cum canis, confestim sese erigens, tota voce elatravit. Cui bos, “Dii te, cum ista tua invidia, perdant,” inquit, “nec enim faeno ipse vesceris, nec me vesci sines.” (source - easy version)

Round-Up: December 29

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:01:00 +0000

Hi, everybody! I'm back from my travels - and here is a round-up of today's blog posts. You'll see below that I've reorganized the listing of items: instead of just one image at the bottom, there are now three images: an image for one of the emblems, an image from the "Myths & Legends" image widget, as well as an image at the bottom for one of the fables as usual. Meanwhile, for anyone who sent me email, please forgive my slowness in replying; between being out of town, plus the end-of-semester craziness, as well as the craziness of my email inbox in general, it's going to take me a while to get caught up. :-)

HODIE: ante diem quartum Kalendas Ianuarias.

GAUDIUM MUNDO: Here are some Latin holiday songs for you to enjoy - Tinnitus, Tinnitus (three different versions of Jingle Bells in Latin), Somnio Candidum Diem (a Latin version of "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas"), and Dormi Jesu (a lovely Latin lullaby recorded by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge).

GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Appendini's Disticha and Bachot's Fasti Christiani.

MYTHS & LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Arachne; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S EMBLEMS & DISTICHS:

CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Spes Altera Vita, Securus moritur, qui scit se morte renasci: / Non ea mors dici, sed nova vita potest.; and Non Levis Ascensus, Disce, puer, virtutem ex me verumque laborem, / Si verae ornari laudis honore cupis.. (These also have vocabulary lists.)

OWEN'S DISTICHS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Aulicorum Par Impar, Non bene conveniunt, at in una sede morantur / Momus vituperans omnia, Gnatho nihil. ; and Carceris Instar Tellus, Carceris est instar tellus, quasi moenia caelum, / Custos peccatum. Vincula quae? Mulier.. (These come with vocabulary, too.)

ROLLENHAGEN'S EMBLEMS: Here is my new emblem project - the wonderful books of Rollenhagen (a.k.a. Rollenhagius), with the English renderings by George Wither. Today's emblem is Si Deus Voluerit, Si Deus ille volet, qui vitam dat mihi, vita / Quo se sustentet, sat mihi panis erit. (See the blog post for more information, along with the vocabulary list.)

TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:

TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Diligentia cresco (English: By diligence, I grow).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Conscientia mille testes (English: Conscience is a thousand witnesses).

AUDIO PROVERB: Today's audio Latin proverb is Unus lanius non timet multas oves (English: One butcher does not fear the many sheep). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Irritare est calamitatem, cum te felicem voces (English: To call yourself happy is to provoke disaster).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Simia in purpura (English: A monkey in royal robes - which is to say, someone who is ridiculous indeed; from Adagia 1.7.10).

TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Saturnalia, the story of the tradition of Saturnalia among the Romans.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Haedus et Lupus Fores Pulsans, the story of a goat who is a single mother and her wise little kid (this one also has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 201, Mus in Olla, through Fable 210, Mus, Mustela, Vulpes et Lupus, including Mus in Cervisia, the funny story of a mouse who fell into a vat of beer and had to be rescued by a .. cat!

NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Puer Viscera Vomens, a funny little story, regardless or whether you do or do not like tripe, and Servus et Asinus, a story about a dead donkey and a deceitful slave.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Hunter and the Fisherman, a story about how familiarity breeds contempt in the realm of food.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Vespertilio Perfidus, the story of the treacherous bat during the war of the birds and the beasts:
Bellum gerebant volucres cum quadrupedibus, et fortuna belli erat diu anceps, modo his, modo illis victoriam reportantibus. Vespertilio, qui securitatem fidei anteponebat, ad eas quae superaverant se conferebat; inter aves avem se esse profitebatur, inter quadrupedes murem. Cum pacem fecissent aves et quadrupedes, fraus utrique generi apparuit; damnatus igitur ab utrisque refugit, atque ex eo tempore noctu tantummodo evolabat.

Holiday Hiatus

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Gibbs) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:01:00 +0000

Iucundissimum festum Nativitatis exopto, plenum laetitae atque felicitatis vobis et vestris.

I'll be taking a week off here at the Bestiaria, although some of the blogs will carry on while I am gone:

there will be new fables with images at the Mille Fabulae et Una blog (I'm getting very close to having all 1001 fables done!)
there will be new books at the I Love Google Books blog each day
there will also be a new distich epigram by John Owen and a distch emblem by Camerarius each day at the Disticha Latina blog

You can also check out the various types of daily widgets over at the Schoolhouse Widgets blog, too! Plus, there will be Latin holiday songs for each day of the month; for more, see the Gaudium Mundo blog. :-)