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Translation - Latin-Greek - di coniugales tuque genialis tori, Lucina, custos...

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di coniugales tuque genialis tori, Lucina, custos...
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Submitted by aliki
Source language: Latin

di coniugales tuque genialis tori, Lucina, custos quaeque domituram freta Tiphyn novam frenare docuisti ratem

Title
Εσείς θεοί...
Translation
Greek

Translated by eleonora13
Target language: Greek

Εσείς θεοί του γάμου,
Γιούνο,φύλακα του γαμήλιου κρεββατιού κι εσύ που
δίδαξες τον Τίφυ να οδηγεί το καινούριο του πλοίο
Remarks about the translation
Αυτοί οι στοίχοι είναι ο πρόλογος της Μήδειας του Σενέκα.Δεν είμαι και πολύ σίγουρη για τον τελευταίο στοίχο
Act 1,Scene 1 from Seneca's Medea though I'm not sure about the last sentence.

Lucina=Juno
In Roman mythology, Lucina was the goddess of childbirth. She safeguarded the lives of women in labor. Later, Lucina was an epithet for Juno as "she who brings children into light" Latin: lux "light".
Validated by irini - 11 November 2007 01:30





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4 November 2007 00:07

irini
Number of messages: 849
Question: My Latin is so rusty it's shameful but I have a question or two.
a) "Lucina" has been translated as "Juno". What do you think? Should we go for "Lucina" or "Hera"? OK I am joking, but I think that if we don't go for the original we should go for the Greek dodecatheon equivalent. That's my opinion though.

b) I am just translating the translation to Greek "You gods of marriage/wedlock, Juno, guardian of the nuptial bed and you who taught Tiphys to guide his new ship"
I think it's fine but then I did admit to lousy Latin didn't I? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Irene

CC: charisgre Porfyhr Xini

4 November 2007 10:18

Xini
Number of messages: 1655
I think Iuno is ok.

For the rest I have no time to go deep into it now, because my poor Latin skills (shame on me, I'm an expert)are to weak and it would require more research. I hope charisgre will reply soon.

5 November 2007 15:40

eleonora13
Number of messages: 19
Irini you are right to ask me how I translated Lucina into Juno. Well I have to admit that I couldn't translate the name in greek so I did a little research and I found this is article in wikipedia: In Roman mythology, Lucina was the goddess of childbirth. She safeguarded the lives of women in labor. Later, Lucina was an epithet for Juno as "she who brings children into light" Latin: lux "light".
You see I knew Juno in greek but I didn't know that it was the same with Lucina.

7 November 2007 05:44

charisgre
Number of messages: 256
I believe we should keep in Greek Hera, because the name Juno is strictly of Roman use. In rest all good.