Round-Up: December 14

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.

Ning Blog: I've posted something that might be of interest in my Ning Blog,"Please help evaluate online materials!" I've got the prototype for the various online materials that I'll be creating in the coming months for all 80 of the fables, and I'd really appreciate any feedback or comments people have about which materials look most useful.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Vulgate Verses: Group 2, which features the "trisagion" - Sanctus sanctus sanctus Dominus Deus.

Latin Via Fables: Mini-Lecture: In conjunction with the "Barlow Aesop" collection, I'm writing up some "mini-lectures" about the history and the interpretation of the fables. Today's mini-lecture is about the Fable of the Boy who Cried "Wolf!".

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Non vi sed iure (English: Not by might but by right - a great motto that I hope our new administration will keep in mind as it conducts its foreign policy). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἔφυγον κακὸν ἑῦρον ἄμεινον (English: I fled the bad, I found what is better: a great saying for a Pollyanna-ish person like myself, who is always expecting good things to come!). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE AGRICOLA ET CICONIA (the story of a respectable stork who was hanging out with the wrong crowd!). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Christmas Carols: Today's Christmas song in Latin is Primum Noel Cecinit Angelus (The First Noel). You can use the Javascript to include the Christmas carol of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's song, visit the Gaudium Mundo Christmas Carol website, where you will find the lyrics to the song in Latin, along with links to additional online information about the song:

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Round-Up: December 13

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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 3, which includes the great saying Divitiae bona ancilla, pessima domina. (a wise saying to keep in mind in these troubled financial times).

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Aliis lingua, aliis dentes (English: Some people have got tongues, other people have got teeth - a saying that Erasmus applies to dinner guests: some come to talk, and some come to eat). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Τέφραν φεύγων, εἰς ἀνθρακιὰν ἔπεσον (English: Fleeing the ashes, I fell into the coals - a Greek version of "out of the frying pan, into the fire"). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE CICADA ET FORMICA (the famous story of the hard-working ant and the lazy grasshopper). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Grammar Commentary: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each (a more expanded commentary than is possible within the confines of the book). Today's grammar commentary is Fable 48: Leo et Ursus, the story of the lion and the bear, and how the fox outwitted the both of them.

Latin Christmas Carols: Today's Christmas song in Latin is Dum Servant Pecus Pastores (While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night). You can use the Javascript to include the Christmas carol of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's song, visit the Gaudium Mundo Christmas Carol website, where you will find the lyrics to the song in Latin, along with links to additional online information about the song:

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The Aesopus Ning is now open for business - so for more fables and to share your questions and comments with others, come visit the Ning!

Round-Up: December 12

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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Barlow: De Partu Montium, the story of the mountains that gave birth to a mouse.

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ubi dolor, ibi digitus (English: Where there's pain, there's the finger - something like the English saying, "One must needs scratch where it itches"). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἄρκτου παρούσης ἴχνη ζητεῖς (English: The bear is right there, and you are looking for footprints - something like not being able to see for the forest for the trees... but with an added element of danger!). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE AUCUPE ET PALUMBE (the story of a birdcatcher who turned out to be the hunted instead of the hunter!). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Grammar Commentary: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each (a more expanded commentary than is possible within the confines of the book). Today's grammar commentary is Fable 47: Vulpes, Canis et Gallus, the story of how the rooster and the dog managed to outfox the fox!

Latin Christmas Carols: Today's Christmas song in Latin is Christe, Redemptor Omnium (ancient Latin hymn dating back to the 6th century, whose words are sometimes attributed to Saint Ambrose). You can use the Javascript to include the Christmas carol of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's song, visit the Gaudium Mundo Christmas Carol website, where you will find the lyrics to the song in Latin, along with links to additional online information about the song:

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Round-Up: December 11

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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Mus et Milvus, the story of the mouse and the kite (hawk), a hilarious variation on the traditional fable of the mouse and the lion.

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Vivis piscibus aqua, mortuis vinum (English: Water for the live fish, wine for the dead ones - much like the English saying, "Fish and swine live in water, and die in wine"). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἀγεωμέτρητος μηδεὶς εἰσίτω (English: Let no one who is not a knower of geometry enter - the inscription supposedly written above the entrance to Plato's academy!). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE RANA ET BOVE (the story of the foolish frog who was literally puffed up with pride). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Grammar Commentary: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each (a more expanded commentary than is possible within the confines of the book). Today's grammar commentary is Fable 46: Leo et Vulpes, the story of how the fox managed to escape the lion's trap, to which the other foolish animals fell victim.

Latin Christmas Carols: Today's Christmas song in Latin is Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful). You can use the Javascript to include the Christmas carol of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's song, visit the Gaudium Mundo Christmas Carol website, where you will find the lyrics to the song in Latin, along with links to additional online information about the song:

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Round-Up: December 10

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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 2, a group of proverbs with first-declension nouns only, and no verbs! :-)

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Nemo ante mortem beatus (English: No one (can be called) happy before his death - in other words, you never know what might yet come!). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἀλωπηκίζειν πρὸς ἑτέραν ἀλώπηκα (English: You need to play the fox when you are dealing with a fox - a great saying about Aesop's favorite trickster animal). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE LUPIS ET OVIBUS (the story of a misbegotten peace treaty between the wolves and the sheep). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Grammar Commentary: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each (a more expanded commentary than is possible within the confines of the book). Today's grammar commentary is Fable 45: Leo Senex, the story of the old lion humilitated by the donkey.

Latin Christmas Carols: Today's Christmas song in Latin is Resonet in Laudibus (a medieval hymn adapted into English as "Christ was born on Christmas Day"). You can use the Javascript to include the Christmas carol of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's song, visit the Gaudium Mundo Christmas Carol website, where you will find the lyrics to the song in Latin, along with links to additional online information about the song:

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The Aesopus Ning is now open for business - so for more fables and to share your questions and comments with others, come visit the Ning!

Round-Up: December 9

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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is De Cane et Bove, the famous story of the dog in the manger.

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Lupi apud oves custodes (English: The wolves are watching over the sheep - kind of like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse!). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ὀυ νυκτὶ πλοῆς (English: Don't sail at night... perhaps good advice for the many college students pulling all-nighters around this time of the semester!). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE PASTORIS PUERO ET AGRICOLIS (the famous story of the boy who cried "wolf!"). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Grammar Commentary: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each (a more expanded commentary than is possible within the confines of the book). Today's grammar commentary is Fable 44: Mus et Rana, the story of the battle between the frog and the mouse (this particular version is quite different from the usual Aesop's fables about this topic!).

Latin Christmas Carols: Today's Christmas song in Latin is Gaudium Mundo (Joy to the World). You can use the Javascript to include the Christmas carol of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's song, visit the Gaudium Mundo Christmas Carol website, where you will find the lyrics to the song in Latin, along with links to additional online information about the song:

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The Aesopus Ning is now open for business - so for more fables and to share your questions and comments with others, come visit the Ning!