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Translation - Greek-English - ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ

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ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ
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Submitted by val.p
Source language: Greek

ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ
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c'est l'épitaphe de Jim Morrison.. J'ai lu beaucoup de traductions toute très différentes des autres... J'aimerais bien avoir LA vraie ! :) merci

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Title
True to his own spirit.
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Translated by kafetzou
Target language: English

True to his own spirit.
Remarks about the translation
I looked it up - see the note below ...

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26 March 2007 06:06

kafetzou
Number of messages: 7963
Here's what the wikipedia page says:

"Morrison's gravestone has a Greek inscription reading Κατὰ τον δαίμονα ἑαυτοῦ, in capital letters (ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ). The meaning intended by the Morrison family when the inscription was selected is "True to his own spirit." Morrison's father either selected the phrase or drafted it himself. The literal meaning is "according to his own daimōn", an Ancient Greek word that implies a minor deity, attendant spirit, luck, fortune, "guiding star" and the like, with no negative or pejorative connotations."