I'm really immersed in this English Aesop project, and here at the Bestiaria I'll be sharing some of the animated gifs I'm making with the illustrations I've found for the fables; you'll see the first of those at the bottom of today's post, and you can find out more about that summer project at my Aesop's Books blog.
HODIE (Roman Calendar): Nonae Iuliae, the Nones of July!
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Eurydice and the Snake, and there are more images here.
TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Post nubila sol (English: After clouds, the sun).
ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Pelle sub agnina latitat mens saepe lupina (English: Beneath the lamb's skin often lurks a wolfish mind; and for more on the contrast between wolves and lambs, see the fable below).
POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Beatum est potius dare quam recipere (English: It is more blessed to give than to take).
GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Ἐυτυχία πολύφιλος (English: Fortune has many friends).
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Exiguo Vivitur. Click here for a full-sized view.
And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
Magna vis pecuniae.
Great is the power of money.
Ut ameris, amabilis esto.
To be loved, be lovable.
TODAY'S FABLE:
MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una book is Agnus et Lupus, Bibentes, a fable of injustice, with English versions here; you will also find the illustrations there which display in this animated gif:
