HODIE (Roman Calendar): pridie Kalendas Maias, the day before the Kalends of May.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Perseus on Pegasus, and there are more images here.
TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Caute, nec timide (English: Cautiously, not fearfully).
ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is In magno magni capiuntur flumine pisces (English: In the big river you can catch big fish).
POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Hylam vocat (English: He's calling out to Hylas ... and "he" would be Hercules, who will sadly receive no reply because the nymphs have taken Hylas for this own).
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BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Ratio Regina, Natura Mater. Click here for a full-sized view.
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And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
Bene legere saecla vincere.
To read well is to conquer the centuries.
Crescit scribendo scribendi studium.
A zeal for writing grows by writing.
TODAY'S FABLES:
PHAEDRI FABULAE: The illustrated fable from Phaedrus for today is Aquila et cornix, a story about an unfortunate tortoise: Latin text and Smart's translation.
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STEINHOWEL: The illustrated fable from Steinhowel for today is De monte parturiente, a story about fake news: Latin text and English versions.
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