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Amused me a lot. Now can anyone out there tell me what "Oterque quarterque beati quis onte ora patrum, Trojae sub moenibus altis" means when translated into English? | |||
by ccsi - Wed 16th Jan 2002, 12:46pm | |||
Mike said: Amused me a lot. Now can anyone out there tell me what "Oterque quarterque beati quis onte ora patrum, Trojae sub moenibus altis" means when translated into English? Can't translate it properly but it may resemble something like:
Each of the four happy people from the edge of the fatherland are under the high walls of Troy Or maybe it's something totally different given that makes no sense whatsoever. | |||
by classicist - Wed 16th Jan 2002, 3:02pm | |||
Each of the four happy people from the edge of the fatherland are under the high walls of Troy
Laughable attempt.
Or maybe it's something totally different given that makes no sense whatsoever. It's a quote from Virgil's Aeneid Bk1 It means: "Thrice and four times blessed are those [] before the eyes of their fathers, under the high walls of Troy." The words 'contigit oppetere' are missing and should be inserted, meaning 'doomed to die' | |||
by Buftees sticking together - Wed 16th Jan 2002, 3:15pm | |||
classicist said: Laughable attempt.
Ahhhhh, poor Chris - I think his version is much better!It's a quote from Virgil's Aeneid Bk1 It means: "Thrice and four times blessed are those [] before the eyes of their fathers, under the high walls of Troy." The words 'contigit oppetere' are missing and should be inserted, meaning 'doomed to die' | |||
by newly enlightened - Wed 16th Jan 2002, 8:01pm | |||
classicist said: It's a quote from Virgil's Aeneid Bk1
So basically, it's got nothing to do with the rest of what he was saying. Maybe I should learn it and shout it at people I'm arguing with. [mental note - don't try this on classicists...] | |||
by classicist - Wed 16th Jan 2002, 10:13pm | |||
newly enlightened said: So basically, it's got nothing to do with the rest of what he was saying. Maybe I should learn it and shout it at people I'm arguing with. [mental note - don't try this on classicists...] That was the point of the joke. He was mocking the ignorance of the woman. Sound familiar? | |||
by defending his honour - Wed 16th Jan 2002, 11:00pm | |||
classicist said: That was the point of the joke. He was mocking the ignorance of the woman. Sound familiar? Meeoow. I'll take you on at chemical engineering any day... | |||
by gf - Thu 17th Jan 2002, 9:18am | |||
I'll take you on at chemical engineering any day... I hear it's to be a demonstration sport at the next Olympics ;-) |