Round-Up: September 28

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. (And yes, O Google person!, I am still waiting to be unflagged as a spam blog.)

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Perit panis quo peregrinum canem alis (English: The bread is lost by which you feed a stray dog - a statement you can take metaphorically, applying to all kinds of situations where you help nourish someone else's pet project, so to speak). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἄλλων ἰατρὸς, αὐτὸς ἕλκεσι βρύων (English: A doctor of other people, but you yourself are bursting with sores - in other words, Physician, heal thyself!). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Latin Via Fables: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each. Today's fable is Cornix et Urna, the story of how ingenuity and persistence can overcome a seemingly insurmountable problem. Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: September 23

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Patria sua cuique iucundissima (English: To each person, his own fatherland is the most agreeable). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Χελώην Πεγάσῳ συγκρίνεις (English: You're comparing a turtle to Pegasus - kind of like mixing apples and oranges). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Latin Via Fables: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each. Today's fable is Mus Urbanus et Mus Rusticus, the famous story of the city mouse and the country mouse. Here is Barlow's illustration (you can see the little mice there on the right!):

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Round-Up: September 21

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Frenis saepe repugnat equus (English: The horse often fights against the reins). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἐξ τοῦ εἰσορᾷν γίνεται ἀνθρώποις ἐρᾷν (English: From a look, people fall in love). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Latin Via Fables: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each. Today's fable is Fabe 3: De partu montium, the story of the mountains who gave birth to a mouse! (The Latin equivalent of making a mountain out of a molehill.) Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: September 17

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi (English: What is permitted to Jove is not permitted to an ox - and it's a nice coincidence that the fable today is also about an ox; see below). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ σὺ ταυτὸν ἕλκομεν ζυγόν (English: Both you and I are dragging the self-same yoke - another ox-related saying, as it turns out!). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Grammatice. Today's Latin grammar post is about the Subjunctive: It's not indicative! - a brief essay on ways of understanding the subjunctive by understanding more specifically what it is not - i.e., the subjunctive is, above all, not indicative.

Latin Via Fables: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each. Today's fable is De Cane et Bove, the story of the dog in the manger! Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: September 14

My apologies for the long hiatus! I finally - FINALLY - was able to get done editing the commentary on the 80 fables for the Barlow Aesop book and get that back to the very nice and patient editor at Bolchazy-Carducci (no word yet on when the book will actually be out, but I'll be sure to announce it here as soon as I find out). I'm also still having trouble with Google... I thought if I laid low for a while they might unblock me as a spam blog, but no such luck. Although a real human being - me! - is writing this blog, Google's robots continue to think otherwise. But I am getting very very good at reading the little captcha challenge I have to pass in order to post in my own blog here! :-)

So, 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.

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Mendacium semper in multiloquio (English: There is always a lie in too much talk). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Γέρων ὀλίγα φοβεῖται (English: An old man fears few things). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Latin Via Fables: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each. Today's fable is Fable 1: Leaena et Vulpes, the story of the fox who insulted the lioness and who learned a lesson about "quantity versus quality" as a result. Here is Barlow's illustration:

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