Round-Up: January 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.

Comenius - Lexicon Project: EXCITING NEWS - Evan Millner is digitizing Comenius's Lexicon Januale, not available online anywhere else, in conjunction with the larger work on the Lexicon Atriale. The Januale is a beginner's dictionary that focuses on word formation (sample). Wow! For those of you who would like to get involved, you can find out more at the Lexicon wiki, which also includes easy step by step instructions for getting started. Thanks to everybody who has been helping out with this!

Ning Blog: I've posted something that might be of interest in my Ning Blog, "Aesop in Australian Reasons for Judgment" - an online paper by a retired Australian judge who has been tracking the use of Aesop's fables in judicial decisions! How cool!

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Fabula: De Rustico et Aratro Suo, a story about how a god - Hercules - helps those who help themselves.

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Patria mea totus mundus est (English: My fatherland is the whole world - a very "cosmopolitan" saying!). 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 Τὰ ἐν χερσὶ κρατούμενα, μείζονά ἐστι τῶν προσδοκωμένων (English: Things held firmly in hand are better than things hoped for in the future - an abstract way of saying that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush!). 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 LEONE SENE (the story of how the old lion's past came back to haunt him in the form of a donkeky's hooves). 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 75: Catta in Feminam Mutata, the marvelous story of the Venus, and a man's beloved cat. (If you look closely, you can see Cupid driving Venus's celestial chariot!)

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Round-Up: January 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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Anseres et Grues, the story of the failed friendship of the geese and the cranes.

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Nemo sine sapientia beatus est (English: Without wisdom, no man is happy - of course, that is not quite the same as saying that all wise people are happy...!). 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 Ἂν τοὺς φίλους μισῶμεν, τὶ ποιήσομεν τοὺς μισοῦντας; (English: If we hate those our friends, what will we do to those who hate us? - A wise saying because often not only do we fall short of loving our enemies, and fail even to love our friends!). 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 MURE ET RANA (the story of the mouse and the frog - with a truly marvelous illustration by Barlow). 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 74: Anus et Ancillae, a marvelous story of unintended consequences - and one that is near and dear to my heart, since I am someone who does love to sleep in in the morning...

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Round-Up: January 7

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 10, which includes one of my favorite Latin sayings: Experientia magistra stultorum (in other words, fools can only learn from the negative results of bad experiences... unlike the wise ones, who are able to think things through in advance!). :-)

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Sapientis est mutare consilium (English: It is for the wise person to change his mind - this is a proverb that I really need to commit to heart; it's so easy to get caught up in a project or plan and to stick with it even when clearly it would be better to take another approach: this proverb tells us it is the wise person who is prepared to do so!). 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 Ἡ βραχυλογία ἐγγύς ἐστι τοῦ σιγᾷν (English: A short speech is close to keeping silent... more good advice for me today, since I am prone - as you all know - to be long-winded!). 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 FORMICA ET COLUMBA (the story of the ant and the dove, which is a rather unusual item in the Aesopic tradition, since it is based on positive role models, rather than a negative exemplum). 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 73: Leo et Quidam Alii Quadrupedes, the famous story of the lion's share - and just look at the unusual collection of animals which Barlow has shown as the lion's partners:

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Round-Up: January 6

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 Fabula: De Rustico et Silva, the story of the trees who foolishly gave the man a handle for his axe.

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Longae regum manus (English: Long are the hands of kings - a saying that shows up in one of Ovid's Heroides, as Helen is writing to Paris). 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 Ἐδίδαξά σε κυβισᾷν, καὶ σὺ βυθίσαι με ζητεῖς (English: I taught you to piss, and you want to submerge me - a Greek saying that made its way into Erasmus's Adagia!). 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 IUVENE ET HIRUNDINE (the story of the young man who did not know that "one swallow does not make a summer"). 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 72: Cattus et Vulpes, the story of the cat and the fox and the fox's big bag of tricks. Here is the grim conclusion of the story as illustrated by Barlow:

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Round-Up: January 5

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, "Posthius's Aesop" - an explanation of how I put together a series of wiki pages for the fables of Aesop published in 1566 with Latin verses by Posthius. You can see Posthius's Aesop at the Aesop wiki: enjoy!

Comenius - Lexicon Project: The Comenius Lexicon project is one week old and going incredibly well! We've digitized over 80 pages so far! For those of you who would like to get involved, you can find out more at the Lexicon wiki, which also includes easy step by step instructions for getting started. Thanks to everybody who has been helping out with this!

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Vulgate Verses: Group 5, which contains this lovely saying about grace: Super argentum et aurum gratia bona.

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Natura abhorret a vacuo (English: Natures abhors a vacuum - a crucial dictum in the history of science, and the challenge to the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church posed by Torricelli's vacuum tube). 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 (including some information about Torricelli's experiment), visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Τὸν τετελευτηκότα μὴ κακολόγει, ἀλλὰ μακάριζε (English: Do not revile the departed, but rather call him blessed - notice that the word κακολόγει is one in which the accent marking gives you a clue as to the form of speech, imperative rather than indicative). 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.

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 71: Agricola et Filii, the famous fable of the lesson a father taught his quarrelsome sons by using a bundle of sticks.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE URSO ET ALVEARI (a very wise fable by the Renaissance author Abstemius). 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.

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Round-Up: January 4

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 Lupus et Ciconia, a Latin version of LaFontaine's fable.

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Rarus fidus amicus (English: A faithful friend is rare - a story wonderfully illustrated in Aesop's fable about the two "friends" who ran into a bear!). 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, along with a version of the fable of the bear by Caspar Barth, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἄκουε τὰ ἀπὸ καρδίας (English: Listen to the words of the heart... for us, the heart has become the seat of emotions primarily, but in Greek it is also the location of inclination, intention, reasoning, etc.). 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 ASINO LEONIS PELLE INDUTO (the story of the donkey who disguised himself as a lion). 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 70: Nutrix et Lupus, the story of the wolf who foolishly believed a nanny's threat - notice the wolf looking in at the window!

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