Centesimus Tricesimus Secundus: March 22, 2009: Mendax
Theme for this month: "Ax" adjectives
mendax, mendacis (gen)
Definition: lying; deceptive, unreal
Sententia: Mendaces Sirenes ad se nautas alliciunt, sed socii Odyssei cero et socii Iasonis Orphei lyro eas vitant.
The deceptive Sirens lure in sailors to themselves, but the companions of Odysseus by means of wax and the companions of Jason by means of Orpheus' lyre avoid them.
The Medusa Mythology Exam is going to be administered at TJ tomorrow, and so the sententia today honors that exam and is mythological in nature. This word is not found in any of the syllabus poems, though, nor particularly common in Latin literature as a whole. Etymologically, it comes from the noun "mendum," meaning "blemish, error" + "-ax," expressing ability.
Bonam fortunam, omnes faciens Medusam!
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