I took a couple of days off here at the Bestiaria for two reasons: to finish up my Fall semester classes (yeah!!!), and also to create a new widget I have been wanting to make for a while - a widget with a Greek or Roman myth or legend for every day, illustrated with artwork from Wikipedia, Web Gallery of Art and also from the ArtMagick site (a great source for pre-Raphaelite art). It took a while - partly through my own fault because I found 600 works of art I wanted to use, ha ha, and then had to winnow it down to 366.
Anyway, I've now got the widget ready to go, and it's ready to share, too. You can add the widget anywhere that javascript is accepted - your own webpage, a PBWorks or Wikispaces wiki, a Blogger.com blog, etc. There's a random version (see below; a new myth or legend each time you reload the page), either 400 or 200 pixels wide, and there is also a date-based version. For more information and links to the actual javascript code, see the Myths & Legends Reference Page. If you are reading this via RSS or in an email, you will need to actually visit the blog post to see the script in action.
So, I hope you all will enjoy this - I will be including information about the myth or legend of the day in the Bestiaria round-ups. Meanwhile, the round-ups will be back in action again on Monday! :-)
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Round-Up: December 8
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.
HODIE: ante diem sextum Idus Decembres.
GAUDIUM MUNDO: Here are some Latin holiday songs for you to enjoy - Gaudium Mundo (a Latin version of Isaac Watts' "Joy to the World" carol), Quae Stella Sole Pulchrior (sometimes rendered in English as "What Star is This, with Beams so Bright?"), and Adeste Fideles (an 18th century Latin hymn best known in English as "O Come, All Ye Faithful").
OWEN'S EPIGRAMS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Secretum Amoris, Rarus amatur amans: ut amere, inamabilis esto / Omnibus. A nulla vis ut ameris? Ama.; and Palliatus et Togatus, Palliatus: Longius a terra quam nos sunt pallia nostra. / Togatus: Verro toga terram, mens super astra volat. (They each come a vocabulary list!)
CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Atris Obscura Tenebris, Heu mortale genus, ceu talpae, lumine captum, / Caelesti donec restituatur ope.; and Modo Vita Supersit, Ut vivat castor sibi testes amputat ipse; / Tu quoque, si qua nocent, abiice: tutus eris. (These have vocabulary too!)
VERBUM WIDGET: The word from the daily widget is SED - which also has a brief essay at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in that essay: Non sibi, sed mundo, "Not for oneself, but for the world."
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Cholodniak's Carmina Sepulcralia Latina and Harbottle's Dictionary of Quotations .
TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Memoria et Oblivio , an anecdote about the Greek general and politician, Themistocles.
FABULAE FACILES: The NEW easy-to-read fable is Mors et Senex, a "memento mori" type of fable (and the fable comes with a vocabulary list).
FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Fortuna et Puer, a story about how people trying to blame "bad luck" for mistakes that are their own fault (this one also has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 141 through Fable 150, including Camelus et Iuppiter, the famous story of the camel who wanted horns.
NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Phoebus et Iris, about the proud rainbow, and Amnis et Fons, about the need to be grateful to those who give to you generously.
MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Fur et Mater Eius, the story of a thief who blamed his mother for his life of crime.
AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Boy and the Goldfinch, a story about an unhappy bird in a gilded cage.
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:
Tiny Mottoes: Today's tiny motto is: Virtute cresco (English: Through virtue I grow).
3-Word Proverbs Verb-less: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Tussis pro crepitu (English: A cough to cover a fart)
Audio Latin Proverb: Today's audio Latin proverb is Durum ad nutum alterius ambulare (English: It is a hard thing to walk according to someone else's nod). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.
Maxims of Publilius Syrus: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Ubi peccat aetas maior, male discit minor (English: When the older generation makes mistakes, the younger learns a bad lesson).
Animal Proverb from Erasmus: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Octipedem excitas (English: You're rousing the eight-legged creature - which is not the octopus; the eight-legged creature referred to here is the scorpion; from Adagia 1.1.63).
For an image today, here is that ambitious camel: 143. Camelus et Iuppiter. Camelus, se despiciens, querebatur tauros ire geminis cornibus insignes, se inermem obiectum esse ceteris animalibus; orat Iovem cornua sibi donare. Iuppiter cameli stultitiam ridet; nec modo negat votum, verum et decurtat bestiae auriculas. Quisque sit contentus sua Fortuna; etenim multi, meliorem secuti, peiorem incurrere. (source)
HODIE: ante diem sextum Idus Decembres.
GAUDIUM MUNDO: Here are some Latin holiday songs for you to enjoy - Gaudium Mundo (a Latin version of Isaac Watts' "Joy to the World" carol), Quae Stella Sole Pulchrior (sometimes rendered in English as "What Star is This, with Beams so Bright?"), and Adeste Fideles (an 18th century Latin hymn best known in English as "O Come, All Ye Faithful").
OWEN'S EPIGRAMS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Secretum Amoris, Rarus amatur amans: ut amere, inamabilis esto / Omnibus. A nulla vis ut ameris? Ama.; and Palliatus et Togatus, Palliatus: Longius a terra quam nos sunt pallia nostra. / Togatus: Verro toga terram, mens super astra volat. (They each come a vocabulary list!)
CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Atris Obscura Tenebris, Heu mortale genus, ceu talpae, lumine captum, / Caelesti donec restituatur ope.; and Modo Vita Supersit, Ut vivat castor sibi testes amputat ipse; / Tu quoque, si qua nocent, abiice: tutus eris. (These have vocabulary too!)
VERBUM WIDGET: The word from the daily widget is SED - which also has a brief essay at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in that essay: Non sibi, sed mundo, "Not for oneself, but for the world."
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Cholodniak's Carmina Sepulcralia Latina and Harbottle's Dictionary of Quotations .
TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Memoria et Oblivio , an anecdote about the Greek general and politician, Themistocles.
FABULAE FACILES: The NEW easy-to-read fable is Mors et Senex, a "memento mori" type of fable (and the fable comes with a vocabulary list).
FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Fortuna et Puer, a story about how people trying to blame "bad luck" for mistakes that are their own fault (this one also has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 141 through Fable 150, including Camelus et Iuppiter, the famous story of the camel who wanted horns.
NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Phoebus et Iris, about the proud rainbow, and Amnis et Fons, about the need to be grateful to those who give to you generously.
MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Fur et Mater Eius, the story of a thief who blamed his mother for his life of crime.
AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Boy and the Goldfinch, a story about an unhappy bird in a gilded cage.
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:
Tiny Mottoes: Today's tiny motto is: Virtute cresco (English: Through virtue I grow).
3-Word Proverbs Verb-less: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Tussis pro crepitu (English: A cough to cover a fart)
Audio Latin Proverb: Today's audio Latin proverb is Durum ad nutum alterius ambulare (English: It is a hard thing to walk according to someone else's nod). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.
Maxims of Publilius Syrus: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Ubi peccat aetas maior, male discit minor (English: When the older generation makes mistakes, the younger learns a bad lesson).
Animal Proverb from Erasmus: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Octipedem excitas (English: You're rousing the eight-legged creature - which is not the octopus; the eight-legged creature referred to here is the scorpion; from Adagia 1.1.63).
For an image today, here is that ambitious camel: 143. Camelus et Iuppiter. Camelus, se despiciens, querebatur tauros ire geminis cornibus insignes, se inermem obiectum esse ceteris animalibus; orat Iovem cornua sibi donare. Iuppiter cameli stultitiam ridet; nec modo negat votum, verum et decurtat bestiae auriculas. Quisque sit contentus sua Fortuna; etenim multi, meliorem secuti, peiorem incurrere. (source)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Round-Up: December 6
Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. I'm using Google+ a lot these days - are there any of you I should look for there?
HODIE: ante diem octavum Idus Decembres.
GAUDIUM MUNDO: Here are some Latin holiday songs for you to enjoy - O Viri, Este Hilares (a Latin version of "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen"), Angelus ad Virginem (a widely popular Latin song of the Middle Ages), and Dies est Laetitiae (another medieval Latin hymn).
OWEN'S EPIGRAMS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Oculi Reipublicae, Lex et religio iunxerunt foedera, pravas / Haec hominum mentes comprimit, illa manus; and In Quendam Grammaticastrum, Grammaticus bonus, nil praeter grammata nosti. / Scis praeter literas nihil, literatus homo es. (They each come a vocabulary list!)
CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Phoenix (this is actually one of Bornitz's emblems), Ut moriar, vivo, moriorque, ut postmodo vivam; / Nam cinere exusto mox redivivus ero; and Uni Salus, Alteri Pernicies, Ut rosa mors, scarabaee, tibi est, apis una voluptas: / Virtus, grata bonis, est inimica malis. (These have vocabulary too!)
VERBUM WIDGET: The word from the daily widget is DUO - which also has a brief essay at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in that essay: E duobus malis, eligendum est minus, "Choose the lesser of two evils."
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Harbottle's Dictionary of Quotations and Foreign Phrases in Daily Use.
TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Agricola et Canis Eius, a story about a dog who saves his owner's life.
FABULAE FACILES: The NEW easy-to-read fable is Poeta et Agricola, a story about the meaning of solitude (and the fable comes with a vocabulary list).
FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Avarus et Poma Marcescentia, a hilarious story about a miser, his son, and an apple orchard (this one also has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 131 through Fable 140, including Panthera et Rustici, a story about a justice-dispensing panther.
NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Remi et Clavus, a story with talking oars and a talking tiller, and Iuppiter, Terra, et Mare, a creation story involving Jupiter himself.
MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Medicus et Mortuus, a story about a doctor with 20/20 hindsight.
AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Bear and the Fox, a story in which the fox rebukes the bear for being a hypocrite.
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:
3-Word Mottoes: Today's 3-word motto is Dum vivo, spero (English: While I live, I hope).
3-Word Proverbs: Today's 3-word proverb is Omnes terra sumus (English: We are all earth).
Rhyming Proverbs: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Vivamus puri, quasi simus cras morituri (English: Let us live a pure life, as if we were going to die tomorrow).
Vulgate Verse: Today's verse is Petite, et dabitur vobis (Matt. 7:7). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.
Elizabethan Proverb Commentary: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Conybeare: Ede nasturtium: Is applied to a dull and a grosse person, and for as muche as Nasturtium called cresses being eaten doth make the nose tinckle, and thereby causeth the dull spirites to wake, therefore by this proverbe ys ment, pluck up thie spirites, or awake dullarde or luske.
For an image today, here is that story of the know-it-all doctor: 899. Medicus et Mortuus. Medicus aegrotum curabat. Cum hic autem obiisset, ille ad efferentes dicebat, “Vir iste, si vino abstinuisset clysteribusque usus esset, profecto minime interiisset.” Tum quidam ex iis, qui aderant, protinus respondens, “Haud nunc,” ait, “O praeclare, oportebat ista te dicere cum iuvare nihil possunt, sed tunc aegrotum de his admonere debebas, cum uti poterat.” (source)
HODIE: ante diem octavum Idus Decembres.
GAUDIUM MUNDO: Here are some Latin holiday songs for you to enjoy - O Viri, Este Hilares (a Latin version of "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen"), Angelus ad Virginem (a widely popular Latin song of the Middle Ages), and Dies est Laetitiae (another medieval Latin hymn).
OWEN'S EPIGRAMS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Oculi Reipublicae, Lex et religio iunxerunt foedera, pravas / Haec hominum mentes comprimit, illa manus; and In Quendam Grammaticastrum, Grammaticus bonus, nil praeter grammata nosti. / Scis praeter literas nihil, literatus homo es. (They each come a vocabulary list!)
CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Phoenix (this is actually one of Bornitz's emblems), Ut moriar, vivo, moriorque, ut postmodo vivam; / Nam cinere exusto mox redivivus ero; and Uni Salus, Alteri Pernicies, Ut rosa mors, scarabaee, tibi est, apis una voluptas: / Virtus, grata bonis, est inimica malis. (These have vocabulary too!)
VERBUM WIDGET: The word from the daily widget is DUO - which also has a brief essay at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in that essay: E duobus malis, eligendum est minus, "Choose the lesser of two evils."
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Harbottle's Dictionary of Quotations and Foreign Phrases in Daily Use.
TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Agricola et Canis Eius, a story about a dog who saves his owner's life.
FABULAE FACILES: The NEW easy-to-read fable is Poeta et Agricola, a story about the meaning of solitude (and the fable comes with a vocabulary list).
FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Avarus et Poma Marcescentia, a hilarious story about a miser, his son, and an apple orchard (this one also has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 131 through Fable 140, including Panthera et Rustici, a story about a justice-dispensing panther.
NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Remi et Clavus, a story with talking oars and a talking tiller, and Iuppiter, Terra, et Mare, a creation story involving Jupiter himself.
MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Medicus et Mortuus, a story about a doctor with 20/20 hindsight.
AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Bear and the Fox, a story in which the fox rebukes the bear for being a hypocrite.
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:
3-Word Mottoes: Today's 3-word motto is Dum vivo, spero (English: While I live, I hope).
3-Word Proverbs: Today's 3-word proverb is Omnes terra sumus (English: We are all earth).
Rhyming Proverbs: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Vivamus puri, quasi simus cras morituri (English: Let us live a pure life, as if we were going to die tomorrow).
Vulgate Verse: Today's verse is Petite, et dabitur vobis (Matt. 7:7). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.
Elizabethan Proverb Commentary: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Conybeare: Ede nasturtium: Is applied to a dull and a grosse person, and for as muche as Nasturtium called cresses being eaten doth make the nose tinckle, and thereby causeth the dull spirites to wake, therefore by this proverbe ys ment, pluck up thie spirites, or awake dullarde or luske.
For an image today, here is that story of the know-it-all doctor: 899. Medicus et Mortuus. Medicus aegrotum curabat. Cum hic autem obiisset, ille ad efferentes dicebat, “Vir iste, si vino abstinuisset clysteribusque usus esset, profecto minime interiisset.” Tum quidam ex iis, qui aderant, protinus respondens, “Haud nunc,” ait, “O praeclare, oportebat ista te dicere cum iuvare nihil possunt, sed tunc aegrotum de his admonere debebas, cum uti poterat.” (source)
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Round-Up: December 4
Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. There are notices also at Twitter - look for Aesopus and AesopusEnglish.
HODIE: pridie Nonas Decembres, the day before the Nones of December.
GAUDIUM MUNDO: Here are some Latin holiday songs for you to enjoy - Aquifolia Ornate (a Latin version of "Deck the Halls"), Angeli Canunt Praecones (a Latin version of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"), and Puer Nobis Nascitur (a 15th-century Latin hymn).
OWEN'S EPIGRAMS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Patientia Amatoria, Vis voto potiaris amans? Patiaris: oportet, / Si vis in dulci vivere pace, pati.; and Prudens Simplicitas, Ut nulli nocuisse velis, imitare columbam, / Serpentem, ut possit nemo nocere tibi. (They each come a vocabulary list!)
CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Vita Tamen Superest, Vivacis succi ut plantam hanc mirantur et ornant, / Sic homines praestant dotibus ingenii.; and Aeque Tandem, Tardigrada assequitur cygnos testudo volucres; / Assiduus quo non scit penetrare labor? (These have vocabulary too!)
SCALA SAPIENTIAE: Today you can find sayings that go up to Diederich frequency ranking 193 - so the proverbs contain nothing but words found among the 193 most commonly used words in Latin. Here is one of the items in today's list: Res ipsa loquitur, "The thing speaks for itself."
VERBUM WIDGET: The word from the daily widget is SUB - which also has a brief essay at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in that essay: Sub sole nihil perfectum, "There is nothing perfect under the sun."
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Tappan's Folk Stories and Fables and Walsh's International Encyclopedia of Prose and Poetical Quotations.
TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Nasica et Ennius, a funny little story about the poet Ennius and an unwelcome visit from Scipio Nasica.
FABULAE FACILES: The NEW easy-to-read fable is Gallus et Ancillae, a great story about a rooster, some maids, and unintended consequences (and the fable comes with a vocabulary list).
FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Ursa et Vulpes, a story about a fox and a hypocritical bear (this one also has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 121 through Fable 130, including Simiae Saltantes, a story about the king of Egypt and his dancing monkeys.
NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Heros in Somnio, a story about a man who is making excessive religious sacrifices, and Rusticus, Canis, et Iurisconsultus, a story about a farmer who tries, and fails, to get the better of a very slick lawyer.
MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Larus et Milvus, a story about an unfortunate seagull.
AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Ass Carrying Relics, a funny story about a self-important donkey.
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:
Tiny Proverbs: Today's tiny proverb is: Roma aeterna (English: Rome is eternal).
3-Word Mottoes Verb-less: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Fideliter et diligenter (English: Faithfully and diligently).
Latin Animal Proverb: Today's animal proverb is Si fuit hic asinus, non ibi fiet equus (English: If he was a donkey here, he will not become a horse there).
Proverbs of Polydorus: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Homo sapiens tacebit usque ad tempus (English: A man who is wise will be silent until the right time).
Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Μωμήσεται μᾶλλον ἢ μιμήσεται (English: It's easier to criticize than imitate - and note the nice play on words in the Greek: μωμήσεται and μιμήσεται).
Proper Name Proverb from Erasmus: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Alterum pedem in cymba Charontis habet (English: He's got the other foot in the skiff of Charon - meaning, he's all but dead; from Adagia 2.1.52). For an image to go with Erasmus's proverb, here's Michelangelo's Charon: OUCH!
HODIE: pridie Nonas Decembres, the day before the Nones of December.
GAUDIUM MUNDO: Here are some Latin holiday songs for you to enjoy - Aquifolia Ornate (a Latin version of "Deck the Halls"), Angeli Canunt Praecones (a Latin version of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"), and Puer Nobis Nascitur (a 15th-century Latin hymn).
OWEN'S EPIGRAMS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Patientia Amatoria, Vis voto potiaris amans? Patiaris: oportet, / Si vis in dulci vivere pace, pati.; and Prudens Simplicitas, Ut nulli nocuisse velis, imitare columbam, / Serpentem, ut possit nemo nocere tibi. (They each come a vocabulary list!)
CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Vita Tamen Superest, Vivacis succi ut plantam hanc mirantur et ornant, / Sic homines praestant dotibus ingenii.; and Aeque Tandem, Tardigrada assequitur cygnos testudo volucres; / Assiduus quo non scit penetrare labor? (These have vocabulary too!)
SCALA SAPIENTIAE: Today you can find sayings that go up to Diederich frequency ranking 193 - so the proverbs contain nothing but words found among the 193 most commonly used words in Latin. Here is one of the items in today's list: Res ipsa loquitur, "The thing speaks for itself."
VERBUM WIDGET: The word from the daily widget is SUB - which also has a brief essay at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in that essay: Sub sole nihil perfectum, "There is nothing perfect under the sun."
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Tappan's Folk Stories and Fables and Walsh's International Encyclopedia of Prose and Poetical Quotations.
TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Nasica et Ennius, a funny little story about the poet Ennius and an unwelcome visit from Scipio Nasica.
FABULAE FACILES: The NEW easy-to-read fable is Gallus et Ancillae, a great story about a rooster, some maids, and unintended consequences (and the fable comes with a vocabulary list).
FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Ursa et Vulpes, a story about a fox and a hypocritical bear (this one also has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 121 through Fable 130, including Simiae Saltantes, a story about the king of Egypt and his dancing monkeys.
NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Heros in Somnio, a story about a man who is making excessive religious sacrifices, and Rusticus, Canis, et Iurisconsultus, a story about a farmer who tries, and fails, to get the better of a very slick lawyer.
MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Larus et Milvus, a story about an unfortunate seagull.
AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Ass Carrying Relics, a funny story about a self-important donkey.
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:
Tiny Proverbs: Today's tiny proverb is: Roma aeterna (English: Rome is eternal).
3-Word Mottoes Verb-less: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Fideliter et diligenter (English: Faithfully and diligently).
Latin Animal Proverb: Today's animal proverb is Si fuit hic asinus, non ibi fiet equus (English: If he was a donkey here, he will not become a horse there).
Proverbs of Polydorus: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Homo sapiens tacebit usque ad tempus (English: A man who is wise will be silent until the right time).
Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Μωμήσεται μᾶλλον ἢ μιμήσεται (English: It's easier to criticize than imitate - and note the nice play on words in the Greek: μωμήσεται and μιμήσεται).
Proper Name Proverb from Erasmus: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Alterum pedem in cymba Charontis habet (English: He's got the other foot in the skiff of Charon - meaning, he's all but dead; from Adagia 2.1.52). For an image to go with Erasmus's proverb, here's Michelangelo's Charon: OUCH!
Friday, December 2, 2011
Round-Up: December 2
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.
HODIE: ante diem quartum Nonas Decembres.
GAUDIUM MUNDO: Here are some Latin holiday songs for you to enjoy - Angeli Canunt Praecones (a Latin version of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"), O Abies! (a Latin version of the German "O Tannenbaum"), and Resonet in Laudibus (a popular 14th-century Latin hymn).
OWEN'S EPIGRAMS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Harmonia, Inter dissimiles voces concordia maior / Quam similes: hominem vir mulierque facit.; and Ovis, Seu caro, seu corium, foetus, fimus, alea, chorda, / Lanave, lacve deest, omnia praestat ovis.. (They each come a vocabulary list!)
CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Sine Iniuria, Quae multis prosint, sapiens fert, colligit, auget: / Ut varios flores sedula libat apis.; and Domus Optima, Est sua cuique domus tutissimus usque receptus; / Hanc ceu testudo femina casta colat.. (These have vocabulary too!)
SCALA SAPIENTIAE: Today you can find sayings that go up to Diederich frequency ranking 189 - so the proverbs contain nothing but words found among the 189 most commonly used words in Latin. Here is one of the items in today's list: Dies diem docet, "One day teaches another" (the mistakes you made today teach you to do better tomorrow!).
VERBUM WIDGET: The word from the daily widget is MEREO - which also has a brief essay at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in that essay: Amittit merito proprium qui alienum appetit, "He who seeks what belongs to another rightfully loses his own."
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Gaisford's Joannis Stobaei Florilegium (Volume 4 contains the Latin version by Grotius!) and Stobaeus' Loci Communes Sacri et Profani (this is a 16th-century bilingual Greek-Latin edition).
TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Regulus, the story of the legendary Roman general.
FABULAE FACILES: The NEW easy-to-read fable is Servus Nihil Faciens, a funny little joke about "doing nothing," ha ha (and the fable comes with a vocabulary list).
FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Asinus et Grammaticus, a hilarious story found in Abstemius (this one also has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 111 through Fable 120, including Simius Iudex, Serpens, et Vir, a fable that is very much like the Indian fable of "The Tiger, The Jackal and The Brahmin."
NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Simonides Naufragus, a story about a poet who "sings for his supper," and Venditor Simulacri, a story about a statue of Mercury for sale.
MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Cera Lateri Invidens, a fabulous story about an ambitious lump of wax.
AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Aged Horse, a story about the indignities of old age.
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:
Tiny Mottoes: Today's tiny motto is: Tuebor (English: I will keep protect).
3-Word Proverbs Verb-less: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Optima medicina temperantia (English: Moderation is the best medicine)
Audio Latin Proverb: Today's audio Latin proverb is Elephantem saltare doces (English: You're teaching an elephant to dance). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.
Maxims of Publilius Syrus: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Res quanto est maior, tanto est insidiosior (English: The bigger the business, the bigger the pitfalls).
Animal Proverb from Erasmus: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Quam curat testudo muscam (English: As much as a turtle worries about a fly - which is to say not at all, since the turtle can just disappear inside her shell; from Adagia 2.8.100).
For an image today, here is a mosaic from the Villa Piazza Armeria in Sicily to go with the story of the lazy slave: 955. Servus Nihil Faciens. Vir quidam verberibus castigabat servum maxime ob pigritiam. Hic clamare coepit, “Cur me verberas? Nihil enim feci.” At “Propter id ipsum,” respondit herus, “te verbero, quod nihil fecisti.” (source - easy version)
HODIE: ante diem quartum Nonas Decembres.
GAUDIUM MUNDO: Here are some Latin holiday songs for you to enjoy - Angeli Canunt Praecones (a Latin version of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"), O Abies! (a Latin version of the German "O Tannenbaum"), and Resonet in Laudibus (a popular 14th-century Latin hymn).
OWEN'S EPIGRAMS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Harmonia, Inter dissimiles voces concordia maior / Quam similes: hominem vir mulierque facit.; and Ovis, Seu caro, seu corium, foetus, fimus, alea, chorda, / Lanave, lacve deest, omnia praestat ovis.. (They each come a vocabulary list!)
CAMERARIUS'S EMBLEMS: The two new emblems are Sine Iniuria, Quae multis prosint, sapiens fert, colligit, auget: / Ut varios flores sedula libat apis.; and Domus Optima, Est sua cuique domus tutissimus usque receptus; / Hanc ceu testudo femina casta colat.. (These have vocabulary too!)
SCALA SAPIENTIAE: Today you can find sayings that go up to Diederich frequency ranking 189 - so the proverbs contain nothing but words found among the 189 most commonly used words in Latin. Here is one of the items in today's list: Dies diem docet, "One day teaches another" (the mistakes you made today teach you to do better tomorrow!).
VERBUM WIDGET: The word from the daily widget is MEREO - which also has a brief essay at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in that essay: Amittit merito proprium qui alienum appetit, "He who seeks what belongs to another rightfully loses his own."
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Gaisford's Joannis Stobaei Florilegium (Volume 4 contains the Latin version by Grotius!) and Stobaeus' Loci Communes Sacri et Profani (this is a 16th-century bilingual Greek-Latin edition).
TODAY'S FABLES & STORIES:
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Regulus, the story of the legendary Roman general.
FABULAE FACILES: The NEW easy-to-read fable is Servus Nihil Faciens, a funny little joke about "doing nothing," ha ha (and the fable comes with a vocabulary list).
FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Asinus et Grammaticus, a hilarious story found in Abstemius (this one also has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 111 through Fable 120, including Simius Iudex, Serpens, et Vir, a fable that is very much like the Indian fable of "The Tiger, The Jackal and The Brahmin."
NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Simonides Naufragus, a story about a poet who "sings for his supper," and Venditor Simulacri, a story about a statue of Mercury for sale.
MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Cera Lateri Invidens, a fabulous story about an ambitious lump of wax.
AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Aged Horse, a story about the indignities of old age.
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS:
Tiny Mottoes: Today's tiny motto is: Tuebor (English: I will keep protect).
3-Word Proverbs Verb-less: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Optima medicina temperantia (English: Moderation is the best medicine)
Audio Latin Proverb: Today's audio Latin proverb is Elephantem saltare doces (English: You're teaching an elephant to dance). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.
Maxims of Publilius Syrus: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Res quanto est maior, tanto est insidiosior (English: The bigger the business, the bigger the pitfalls).
Animal Proverb from Erasmus: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Quam curat testudo muscam (English: As much as a turtle worries about a fly - which is to say not at all, since the turtle can just disappear inside her shell; from Adagia 2.8.100).
For an image today, here is a mosaic from the Villa Piazza Armeria in Sicily to go with the story of the lazy slave: 955. Servus Nihil Faciens. Vir quidam verberibus castigabat servum maxime ob pigritiam. Hic clamare coepit, “Cur me verberas? Nihil enim feci.” At “Propter id ipsum,” respondit herus, “te verbero, quod nihil fecisti.” (source - easy version)
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Gaudium Mundo: Latin Holiday Songs
Just a reminder that the Gaudium Mundo blog is back in operation, with Latin holiday songs for every day of the month of December! I'll be including links in the regular Bestiaria posts, and there is also a Gaudium Mundo widget you can add to your own blog or wiki or webpage, wherever javascript is accepted.
December 1. The Latin holiday songs for today are: Rudolphus, a Latin version of "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," along with Puer Natus in Bethlehem and and also Laetissimam famam, a Latin version of the Polish carol, "Wesołą nowinę."
To get things started, here are the songs for the first day of December!
December 1. The Latin holiday songs for today are: Rudolphus, a Latin version of "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," along with Puer Natus in Bethlehem and and also Laetissimam famam, a Latin version of the Polish carol, "Wesołą nowinę."
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