PICTURAE UPDATE:
Just one more week to go!
As I mentioned here a few weeks ago, Kevin Ballestrini and the great folks at Pericles Group have a new Kickstarter! Take a look, see what you think, and even if you are not able to support the project, please pass the news along to whatever Latin networks you are part of. Spreading the word is a big help in and of itself. I think it founds fantastic! Find out more at the PICTURAE Kickstarter page.
HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem undecimum Kalendas Augustas.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Birth of Apollo and Artemis; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.
TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Respice, prospice (English: Look back, look ahead).
3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Virtute et labore (English: By means of excellence and hard work).
ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Lepores duos qui insequitur, is neutrum capit (English: He who chases two rabbits catches neither).
POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Nemo suis stipendiis militat (English: No one soldiers without a salary).
PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Ne e quovis ligno Mercurius fiat (English: You can't make a [statue of] Mercury out of just any block of wood; from Adagia 2.5.47).
GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Ἡ κύων ἐν φάτνῃ (English: This is the proverbial "dog in the manger").
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Vita Malis Libera. Click here for a full-sized view.
And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
TODAY'S FABLES:
MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Camelus et Simia, the story of a dancing contest.
Words from Mythology. For more about TANTALUS and TANTALIZE, see this blog post.
