HODIE: ante diem sextum decimum Kalendas Ianuarias.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Ajax and Cassandra; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.
TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Irrideo tempestatem (English: I scoff at the storm).
3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Dei omnia plena (English: All things are full of God)
AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Fames optimus est coquus (English: Hunger is the best cook). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: aucorum improbitas est multorum calamitas (English: The wickedness of a few is a disaster for many).
ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Colubrum in sinu foves (English: You're nourishing a snake close to your breast - which means you are likely to be its first victim; from Adagia 4.2.40).
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Adversa Caveto. Click here for a full-sized view.
And here is today's proverbial lolcat:
TODAY'S FABLES AND SONGS:
FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Monedula Liberata, a story about the perils of freedom (this fable has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Nux Secundum Viam Sata, the sad story of a much-abused and under-appreciated nut tree.
LATIN HOLIDAY SONGS: The Latin holiday songs for today are: Orientis Reges Tres, a Latin version of "We Three Kings of Orient Are," along with Nascitur cum Christus, a Latin version of the Polish carol, "Gdy się Chrystus rodzi."
