Monday, February 2, 2009

Round-Up: February 2

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 Fabula: De Columbis et Accipitre, the story of the foolish doves who elected the hawk to be their king.

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 that comes from the Bible: Unusquisque onus suum portabit.

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Palma non sine pulvere (English: No palm without dust - something like "no pain, no gain" in English). 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 Θεοῦ δὲ δῶρόν ἐστιν εὐτυχεῖν βροτούς (English: It is a gift of god for mortals to enjoy good fortune). 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 19: Vulpecula et Ciconia, the story of how the stork out-foxed the fox.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE NUTRICE ET LUPO (the story of the wolf who overheard the nanny's words). 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. Here's Barlow's illustration - look in the window to see the wolf:




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