Thursday, March 13, 2008

Round-Up: March 13

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts (you can browse through previous round-ups at the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives). You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you can subscribe by email.

Vulgate Verses. The Vulgate Verses book is now available (from Lulu Publishers), and I'm adding Study Guides at the Vulgate Verses blog. The Study Guide I've added today is for Group 26, which includes one of the famous "with me / against me" verses - Qui non est mecum, contra me est.

Greek Via Fables: Here's the latest from the Greek fables of Syntipas. Today's fable is Ταῦρος, λέαινα καὶ σύαγρος, The Bull, The Lioness and The Wild Boar, a wonderful fable about hypocrisy which is preserved only here in Syntipas.

For an image today, I'll let the Greek Divinity of the Week widget supply us a portrait of this week's god or goddess!

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Round-Up: March 11

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts (you can browse through previous round-ups at the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives). You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you can subscribe by email.

AudioLatin.com: Verses: Here is some more audio for the Vulgate Verses book - just the audio, but there is a link to a page where you can get English notes and commentary on these verses also. Today's group includes the famous "vanity of vanities" saying from Ecclesiastes: Vanitas vanitatum, omnia vanitas.

Greek Via Fables: Here's the latest from the Greek fables of Syntipas. Today's fable is Λαγωὸς ἐν φρέατι καὶ ἀλώπηξ, The Hare in The Well and The Fox, a fable which is usually told about a fox who is trapped in a well - whereas here the fox is the one mocking the rabbit inside the well!

For an image today, I'll let the Roman Emperor of the Week widget supply us a portrait of this week's ruler!

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Sunday, March 9, 2008

Round-Up: March 9

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts (you can browse through previous round-ups at the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives). You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you can subscribe by email.

Vulgate Verses. The Vulgate Verses book is now available (from Lulu Publishers), and I'm commenting on various verses included in that book for their special qualities in Latin. Today's verse is Filioli, adhuc modicum vobiscum sum. , which features the use of the affectionate Latin diminutive, filioli.

Greek Via Fables: Here's the latest from the Greek fables of Syntipas. Today's fable is Κόραξ ἀετὸν μιμούμενος, The Raven Imitating The Eagle, a story about an overly ambitious little bird!

Here's an image to go with that fable, taken from Steinhowel's Aesop:

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Round-Up: March 6

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts (you can browse through previous round-ups at the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives). You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you can subscribe by email.

AudioLatinProverbs.com: Today's proverb is Te de aliis quam alios de te suavius est fieri doctos. In English: It is a sweeter thing for you to become wise from others' mistakes than for others to become wise from your mistakes. Listen to the audio, and learn about this principle of the "negative exemplum" as expressed by a character in Plautus's Persa.

Greek Via Fables: Here's the latest from the Greek fables of Syntipas. Today's fable is Περιστερὰ διψῶσα, The Thirsty Pigeon, the story of a poor bird who mistakes illusion for reality!

For an image today, I'll let the Greek Beast of the Week widget supply us a portrait of this week's mythical creature!

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Round-Up: March 5

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts (you can browse through previous round-ups at the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives). You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you can subscribe by email.

Vulgate Verses. The Vulgate Verses book is now available (from Lulu Publishers), and I'm adding Study Guides at the Vulgate Verses blog. The Study Guide I've added today is for Group 25, which includes the famous saying about "the light of the world" - Ego sum lux mundi.

Greek Via Fables: Here's the latest from the Greek fables of Syntipas. Today's fable is Ἀλέκτορες δύο καὶ ἀετός, The Two Roosters and the Eagle, one of my favorite Aesop's fables - sometimes coming in second-best is not so bad!

Here's an image to go with that fable, taken from Aesop for Children:

Monday, March 3, 2008

Round-Up: March 3

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts (you can browse through previous round-ups at the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives). You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you can subscribe by email.

AudioLatinProverbs.com: Today's proverb is Tranquillo quilibet gubernator est. In English: When it's calm, anybody can be the helmsman. Listen to the audio, and find out just why it is perfectly good Latin to call Arnold Schwarzenegger the "Governator."

AudioLatin.com: Verses: Here is some more audio for the Vulgate Verses book - just the audio, but there is a link to a page where you can get English notes and commentary on these verses also. Today's group includes the Biblical reference to the famous Cretan liars paradox: Cretenses semper mendaces.

Greek Via Fables: Here's the latest from the Greek fables of Syntipas. Today's fable is Θηρευτὴς καὶ λύκος, The Hunter and the Wolf, a fable about the demise of the wolf which is preserved only in the fables of Syntipas.

For an image today, here is the Governator, to accompany the post at AudioLatinProverbs.com: