HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem nonum Kalendas Maias.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Hector's Body Returned to Troy, and there are more images here.
TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Paulatim (English: Little by little).
3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Iustitia virtutum regina (English: Justice is the queen of the virtues)
AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Victrix malorum patientia est (English: Patience is the conqueror of evils). 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 Primum abigendas apes, deinde ac mel subtrahendum (English: You've got to drive the bees away before you can steal the honey; from Adagia 4.9.7).
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Quam Bona Pax. Click here for a full-sized view.
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And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
Homo bulla est.
Man is but a bubble.
Vos estis lux mundi.
You are the light of the world.
PHAEDRI FABULAE: The illustrated fable from Phaedrus for today is Aquila, feles, et aper, a story about a truly wicked cat: Latin text and Smart's translation.
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STEINHOWEL: The illustrated fable from Steinhowel for today is De scrofa et lupo, which is another story about a false friend: Latin text and English versions.
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