Kind of spooky that Greek δεῖ and Mandarin 得 (děi) mean the same thing: "must."

from a good time I’ll miss

god Nero would’ve loved Eurovision

trying not to be a little sentimental at seeing the Aegean for the first time :”))

he is going to see the Pythia

I think it’s deliciously funny when amateur horror writers try to use Latin as a cheat code for making stuff creepy, like why are you trying to scare me with Latin 101 textbook exercises

Nero impersonator rocks up and asks for your bank info so he can wire you 1,000,000 aurei Do you accept? 😏💰💰

idk at what point in learning Greek this association happened/stuck but whenever I see the word δακνω I cannot stop myself from picturing this specific image

I think it should be illegal for it to be very sunny and also very humid at the same time

are there 'weasel words', and do we 'weasel' out of things, because weasels are long and slinky or because weasels are considered quite evil and crafty?

“I need to be prepared for anything!” I tell myself, running out the door with ample “time left”, and then I get to the airport and have to wait 3-5 business days between clearing security and actually boarding

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19! CLASSU hosts the 4th biannual Ancient Food Day Make new friends and sample dishes recreated from ancient Greek and Roman recipes: Roman crab cakes, Greek donuts, and more! All are welcome! 11AM-1PM, the Great Hall, 3rd floor, Lillian Massey

Αἱ κάμπαι ἐπινέμονται τὰ λάχανα, τάχα δὲ καὶ διαφθείρουσιν αὐτά. ἀπόλλυνται δὲ αὗται, γυνὴ τὴν ἐπιμήνιον κάθαρσιν καθαιρομένη εἰ διέλθοι μέση τῶν λαχάνων. (NA 6.36) Aelian literally never disappoints

are you fucking joking

If we want humanities, we have to get to the point where we do not have to justify the existence of the humanities. We must prefigure a world where its justification is self-evident, or else we lose sight of what it really is.

Sounds like a great conference! You should totally come check it out 😉 The rest of the CFP attached to this Tweet.