Legenda: Proverbia de Aquila et Ceteris Avibus

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Proverbia de Aquila et Ceteris Avibus

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These proverbs about the Eagle and Other Birds emphasize the superiority of the eagle to other birds, and the foolishness of the other birds in attempting to challenge the eagle.

For more information about the eagle in Latin bestiaries, visit the Aquila in the Zoo. If you find some of the proverbs below difficult to understand, you will find some English translations at the Zoo page, along with some additional notes there that you might find helpful - plus you can find many other proverbs about the eagle, too!

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Aquila est domina inter volucres.	.
Corvus ab aquila relictis cadaveribus vescitur.
Tam dispar quam aquilae columba.	quam aquilae columba = quam aquilae columba dispar est
Aquila non parit columbam.
Neque imbellem feroces progenerant aquilae columbam.	imbellem...columbam: split phrase feroces...aquilae: split phrase
Cum aquila esse queas, inter graculos primas ne opta.	esse: complementary infinitive with queas queas: subjunctive with cum primas ne opta = primas esse ne opta (esse is a complementary infinitive with opta)
Aquilam noctuae comparas.
Aquilae pennam cum aliarum avium pennis misces.
Ne te aquila iactes graculos inter leves.	aquila: agrees with the subject of iactes ("as an eagle, you shouldn't..." iactes: subjunctive with ne graculos inter leves = inter leves graculos
Graculi, qui volatum aquilarum probent.	quorum: relative pronoun, agreeing with graculi in gender and number probent: potential subjunctive ("who would attempt")
Ne ad pugnam vocet aquilam luscinia.	vocet: subjunctive with ne
Aquilam cornix provocat.
Corniculae aquilam provocant magnam leves.	corniculae...leves: split phrase aquilam...magnam: split phrase
Corydo avicula volatu certat cum aquila.