Stelle Martius appellatus propter Martem R...; (Etymologiarum sive Originum libri XX (622 - 633), v.33.5-6) [2168]
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| ID | 2168 |
| Text | Etymologiarum sive Originum libri XX (622 - 633) Isidore of Seville |
| Quotation | Martius appellatus propter Martem Romanae gentis auctorem, uel quod eo tempore cuncta animantia agantur ad marem et ad concumbendi uoluptatem. Idem appellatur et mensis nouorum, quia anni initium mensis est Martius. Idem et nouum uer ab indiciis scilicet germinum, quia in eo uiridantibus fructibus nouis transactorum probatur occasus. |
| Translation | 5 . March ( Martius ) was named after Mars, the founder of the Roman people, or because at that time all living things are stirred to virility ( mas , gen. maris ) and to the pleasures of sexual intercourse. 6 . This month is also called the month of new things, because the month of March is the beginning of the year. 10 It is also called the ‘new spring ( ver ),’ from its signs of germination, because in that month opportunity for business deals is signaled by the new crops ‘turning green’ ( viridantibus ). (Trans. Barney, Lewis, Beach, Berghof, p. 128) |
| Quotation source | v.33.5-6 |
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