Here's another announcement: Michael Ginn wrote to let me know about a Latin Hangman game he has written which is available at the iTunes Store. I haven't played the game but it does have sheep! :-)
HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem septimum Idus Iunias.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Diogenes and the Cup; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.
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TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Capta maiora (English: Seize the greater things).
3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Mens opulentior auro (English: The mind is more splendid than gold).
ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Intereunt feles, celebrant convivia mures (English: The cats die; the mice hold a party).
POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Mutuum muli scabunt (English: One mule scratches another).
PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Lynceo perspicacior (English: More clear-sighted than Lynceus; from Adagia 2.1.54 — Lynceus was a legendary figure famous for his eyes; he supposedly invented mining for metals since he could see the silver and gold under the ground).
GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Ἀιεὶ τὰ πέρυσι βελτίω (English: The things of yesteryear are always better).
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Lites Vitandae. Click here for a full-sized view.
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And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
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Egomet sum mihi imperator.
I am my own boss.
Pecuniae imperare oportet, non servire.
You must be the master of money, not its slave.
TODAY'S FABLES:
FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Viatores et Pons, a funny story about mistaken identity — mistaken cheese identity (this fable has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Simia et Gemelli Eius, an Aesop's fable about the dangers of helicopter parenting.
![Simia et Gemelli Eius](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4909635642_18b1c7c557.jpg)
Latin Sundials. Below you will find an image of a sundial, and for detailed information about the Latin motto see this blog post: ULTIMAM TIME.
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