Friday, February 27, 2009

Round-Up: February 27

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 12, which contains this little Latin palindrome: Sum summus mus.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed, full of proverbs while I am online each day - here's a recent one I really liked: Frangat nucleum qui vult nucem.

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ex luna scientia (English: From the moon, knowledge - the motto of the Apollo XIII mission!). 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 Γλυκὺς ἀπείρῳ πόλεμος (English: War is sweet to someone who has not experienced it). 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: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is Fable 43: De Formica et Columba, the story of two little creatures who came to each other's rescue.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE RANA ET BOVE (the story of the frog who wanted to be as big as an ox). 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.




Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.