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Sunday, September 21, 2008

The Gods' favorite phrases

If the gods ever had a product to sell, this would be the motto on the label.

Apollo-"Ad lucem" - Towards the light
Ceres-"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est" - Yes, that is a very large amount of corn
Diana-"Ex luna sapientia"-From the moon, knowledge
Juno-"Ad augusta per angusta" - To high places by narrow roads
Jupiter-"A Deo et Rege"-From God and the King
Mars-"Abyssuss abyssum invocat"-Hell calls hell
Mercury-"Appareo decet nihil munditia?" - Is it not nifty?
Minerva-"Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam" - It is better to suffer an injustice than to do an injustice
Neptune-"A mari usque ad mare"-From sea to sea
Venus-"Ab imo pectore"-From the bottom of the chest (from the heart)
Vesta-"In fortitudine ignis"-Courage in fire
Vulcan-"Ex igne victoria"-Out of fire, victory

6 comments:

  1. Interesting. How did you arrive at this list?

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  2. haha pretty cool adam

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  3. I just looked up some Latin phrases, made some up, and figured out which fit for which gods. I think they fit well!

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  4. I like it but you need to get it out of the way!!

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