HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem tertium Idus Februarias.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Meleager, and there are more images here.
TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Spem sequimur (English: We follow hope).
3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Liber medicina animi (English: A book is the soul's medicine)
AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Sapiens a se ipso pendet (English: The wise man relies on himself). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.
ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Leonina societas (English: In the company of the lion.... which is dangerous company to be in, as in the fable below; from Adagia 1.7.89).
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Adito Laborem, Vitam Age. Click here for a full-sized view.
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And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
Voluptas malorum mater omnium.
Pleasure is the mother of all evils.
Veri amoris nullus est finis.
There is no end of true love.
TODAY'S FABLES:
MILLE FABULAE: The English translation for today from the Mille Fabulae et Una book is Leo Senex et Vulpes, a story about keeping company with lions (see proverb above).
PHAEDRI FABULAE: The illustrated fable from Phaedrus for today is Vulpes et ciconia, a story about a trickster tricked: Latin text and Smart's translation.
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STEINHOWEL: The illustrated fable from Steinhowel for today is de leone, apro, tauro et asino , a story about the lion who has lost his power: Latin text and English versions.
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