HODIE (Roman Calendar): Idus Novembres, the Ides of November.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Pygmalion and the Statue; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.
TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Incepta persequor (English: I pursue what I have begun).
3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Omnium artifex sapientia (English: Wisdom is the maker of all things).
AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Nemo ante mortem beatus (English: No one (can be called) happy before his death). 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: Feras, non culpes, quod mutari non potest (English: You should endure, not blame, what cannot be changed).
ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Homo homini lupus (English: Man is a wolf to man; from Adagia 1.1.70).
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Parentum Errata. Click here for a full-sized view.
And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
Ito bonis avibus.
Go with good omens.
Illic enim patria est, ubi tibi sit bene.
There your homeland is where it suits you well.
TODAY'S FABLES:
MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Pavo et Iuno, a story about being satisfied with your own special gifts.
FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Cervus et Amici Eius, a story about the perils of having too many friends (this fable has a vocabulary list).
Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo Amatorius et Silvanus, with links to the audio and to the blog post.
