HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem sextum Idus Apriles.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Heracles and Cacus; 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: Grata novitas (English: Novelty is pleasing).
3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Spes ultima dea (English: Hope is the last goddess ... this saying is a personal favorite of mine!).
ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Cave tibi a cane muto et aqua silenti (English: Watch out for the dog who does not bark and the body of water that makes no noise).
POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Non in solo pane vivit homo (English: Man does not live by bread alone).
PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Zaleuci lex (English: A law of Zaleucus; from Adagia 2.10.63 - Zaleucus of Locris was supposedly the author of the first Greek law code, which was proverbial for its severity; for example, if someone was convicted of adultery, their eyes were gouged out as punishment).
GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Ὄνος λύρας ἀκούων κινεῖ τὰ ὦτα (English: Listening to the lyre, the donkey moves his ears... as if he could appreciate the music!).
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Similis Similem Sibi Quaerit. Click here for a full-sized view.
And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
Amor mundum fecit.
Love made the world.
Somnus est frater mortis.
Sleep is the brother of death.
TODAY'S FABLES:
FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Luna et Mater, the story of what happened when the moon's mother tried to make her a dress (this fable has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Camelus Primo Conspicatus, a story about fear of the unknown.
Latin Sundials. Below you will find an image of a sundial, and for detailed information about the Latin motto see this blog post: Pereunt et Imputantur.
