Re: Classical vs Litterary Latin translation. Can anyone help...
by carolus <orjan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Feb 21, 2008 at 01:28 AM
On 20 Feb, 12:23, smyt...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> A girl I know wants the following text translated in Latin to remember
> her dad by :
> "My icon. My mentor. My inspiration.".
>
> In classical Latin icon & mentor do not exist and inspiration refers
> to breathing only.
>
> Can anyone grasp what she means by the words and maybe translate it in
> Litterary Latin?
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> smyttie.
Pater mihi auctor, comes, lux.
=D6rjan
